Cape Burr

Summary

Cape Burr is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Port Neill about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 miles) east of the locality's town centre. It is the southern extremity of Dutton Bay.[1][2]

Cape Burr
South Australia
Port Neill, South Australia on the north coast of Cape Burr
Cape Burr is located in South Australia
Cape Burr
Cape Burr
Coordinates34°7′22″S 136°21′24″E / 34.12278°S 136.35667°E / -34.12278; 136.35667

The cape is one of several geographical features named during the first land-based European exploration of the eastern coast of Eyre Peninsula in 1840 by George Gawler, the Governor of South Australia. It was named after Thomas Burr, the Deputy Surveyor General of South Australia, who was one of those in the party accompanying Gawler.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Search result for "Cape Burr (CAPE)" (Record no SA0011179) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities"and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  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. 213, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
  3. ^ Somerville, J. D. (15 January 1937). "Early days of Eyre Peninsula, Governor Gawler's view on Port Lincoln". Port Lincoln Times. p. 42. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ "The Southern Australian. Quid perum atque decens curo, et roge, et omnts in hoc sum". Southern Australian. 9 April 1840. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2014.