Type: | suburb |
Stun'Sail Boom | |
State: | SA |
Pop: | 407 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Vivonne Bay”) |
Est: | 2002[1] |
Postcode: | 5223[2] |
Timezone: | ACST |
Utc: | +9:30 |
Timezone-Dst: | ACST |
Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
Dist1: | 186 |
Dir1: | southwest |
Location1: | Adelaide |
Dist2: | 68 |
Dir2: | southwest |
Region: | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3] |
County: | County of Carnarvon |
Stategov: | Mawson[4] |
Fedgov: | Mayo[5] |
Maxtemp: | 22.1 |
Mintemp: | 11.5 |
Rainfall: | 534.0 |
Coordinates: | -36.0104°N 137.0278°W |
Near-N: | Karatta Vivonne Bay |
Near-Ne: | Vivonne Bay |
Near-E: | Vivonne Bay |
Near-Se: | Ocean |
Near-S: | Ocean |
Near-Sw: | Ocean |
Near-W: | Karatta |
Near-Nw: | Karatta |
Footnotes: | Coordinates Locations Climate[6] Adjoining localities |
Stun’Sail Boom is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight.[7] [8] It is located about 186km (116miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 68km (42miles) southwest of the municipal seat of Kingscote.[1] [2]
Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which is derived from the river located within its boundaries.[1]
The land use within the locality consists of agriculture and conservation.[9]
The locality includes the Tilka Huts, Shed and Graves Site which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register[10]
Stun’Sail Boom is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[1] [4] [5]