Ardrossan South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°25′0″S 137°54′0″E / 34.41667°S 137.90000°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,188 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1873 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5571 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 149 km (93 mi) North West of Adelaide via | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Yorke Peninsula Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Narungga[2] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Climate[4] Adjoining localities[5] |
Ardrossan is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road from the Adelaide city centre. It is notable for its deepwater shipping port and its towering coastal cliffs of red clay.