Hundred of Mount Benson

The Hundred of Mount Benson, is a hundred in the County of Robe,^[2] within the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

The main geographic feature of the hundred is Cape Jaffa promontory jutting into Lacepede Bay. The Southern Ports Highway passes through the Hundred.^[8]

History

The traditional owners of the hundred are the Ngarrindjerri and Bindjali peoples.^{[citation needed]} The first Europeans to the area were Peron in 1903 and Freycinet of the Baudin expedition of 1800–03.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ source State Library of South Australia.
^ "Search for 'County of Robe, CNTY' (ID SA0058672)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ "Cape Jaffa". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
^ South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 6, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
^ 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, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
^ "Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
^ "Cape Jaffa Anchorage". The Australian Marinas Guide. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ 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.

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[1] source State Library of South Australia.

[PLB-2] "Search for 'County of Robe, CNTY' (ID SA0058672)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[gazateer-3] "Cape Jaffa". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.

[Chart6-4] South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 6, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2

[BIA180-5] 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, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6

[6] "Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[7] "Cape Jaffa Anchorage". The Australian Marinas Guide. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[8] 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.

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