Sir Richard Peninsula Explained

Type:	other
Sir Richard Peninsula
State:	sa
Coordinates:	-35.5403°N 138.8392°W

Sir Richard Peninsula is a narrow peninsula consisting of sand which extends from Goolwa, South Australia to the Murray Mouth. It separates the Goolwa Channel, which is part of the estuary of the River Murray, from Encounter Bay. It is approximately in length and ranges from to in width. The peninsula, together with the Younghusband Peninsula on the eastern side of the Murray Mouth, is the primary sand dune line defining this stretch of the Australian coastline.

Sir Richard Peninsula was named after Richard Graves MacDonnell, the sixth governor of South Australia, and is located within the gazetted locality of Goolwa South.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sir Richard Peninsula. SA Water. 23 January 2014.
2. Web site: Search results for "Sir Richard Peninsula, PEN" (Record no SA0061747) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Hundreds" . Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure . 6 December 2011. 29 April 2016.