Fleurieu Peninsula
| Fleurieu Peninsula | ||
 Satellite image of the Fleurieu Peninsula, November 1985 |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 30 ′ 18 ″ S , 138 ° 24 ′ 7 ″ E | |
| Waters 1 | Gulf Saint Vincent , Backstairs Passage | |
| Waters 2 | Encounter Bay ( Indian Ocean ) | |
The Fleurieu Peninsula is a peninsula south of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia .
Important places in their area are Victor Harbor , Goolwa , Yankalilla , Rapid Bay and the McLaren Vale wine region . Surfing conditions are good at Waitpinga and Browns Beach .
There is a ferry connection between Cape Jervis at the tip of the peninsula and Kangaroo Island off the peninsula .
The Kaurna , Ngarrindjeri and Perramangk are tribes of the Aborigines . They lived on the Fleurieu Peninsula before the arrival of the first Europeans. The peninsula was named in 1802 by Captain Nicolas Baudin after the explorer and French naval minister Charles Pierre Claret , Comte de Fleurieu.
Beaches, forests and agricultural areas are typical of the landscape. The most famous sandy beaches are Christies Beach, Muslim Beach, Carrickalinga Beach, Parsons Beach and Waitpinga Beach. The Deep Creek Conservation Park , the Granite Iceland Recreation Park and the Newland Head Conservation Park are protected areas of the peninsula. The wildlife includes seals , little penguins , dolphins and shrimp fish . Whales pass the coast between May and October . The Mediterranean climate favors the cultivation of wine, olives and citrus fruits. The larger wine growing regions are McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, and Currency Creek. The Fleurieu Peninsula has a large network of hiking and biking trails. For example, the southern end of the 1200 km long Heysen Trail is at Cape Jervis. This trail runs through the peninsula, the Barossa Valley and the Flinders Ranges .
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- ↑ In Australia: Fleurieu Peninsula - Beaches, Nature & Good Wine . Retrieved September 5, 2012