Hundred of Mount Benson explained

The Hundred of Mount Benson, is a hundred in the County of Robe,^[1] within the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.

The Hundred is located at 36.942°S 139.818°E, about 252 km (157 mi) south-east of Adelaide city centre. The main economic activity is agriculture with the hundred being within the Mount Benson wine region. A small portion of the Coastal fringe is set aside for conservation.^{[2] [3]}

The main geographic feature of the hundred is Cape Jaffa promontory jutting into Lacepede Bay.The Southern Ports Highway passes through the Hundred.^[4]

History

The traditional owners of the hundred are the Ngarrindjerri and Bindjali peoples.The first Europeans to the area were Peron in 1903 and Freycinet of the Baudin expedition of 1800–03.

See also

• Wangolina, South Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search for 'County of Robe, CNTY' (ID SA0058672) . . 19 July 2016 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
2. Web site: Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 15 November 2014.
3. Web site: Cape Jaffa Anchorage. The Australian Marinas Guide. 30 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140126213718/http://www.marinasguide.com.au/premium/sacapejaffa.htm. 26 January 2014. dmy-all.
4. Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 180.