Port MacDonnell, South Australia
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Port MacDonnell, originally known as Ngaranga[9][10] is the southernmost town in South Australia. The small port located in the Limestone Coast region about 477 kilometres (296 mi) southeast of Adelaide and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of Mount Gambier in the District Council of Grant local government area. Once a busy shipping port, the town now relies heavily on its fishing and summer tourism industries, particularly rock lobster harvest industry, proclaiming itself "Australia's Southern Rock Lobster Capital".[11]
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Port MacDonnell South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°03′0″S 140°41′0″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 660 (UCL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1860 (town) 31 October 1996 (locality)[1][3] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5291[4] | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | District Council of Grant[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Limestone Coast[5] | ||||||||||||||
County | Grey[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Locations[4] Climate[8] Adjoining localities[1] |
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