The cape is described as being ‘the Eastern extremity of Kangaroo Island, is a bold, rocky headland, 53 metres (174 feet) high.’[2] It was named after a village in Lincolnshire by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, on 7 April 1802.[4]
^ abSouth 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 12, ISBN978-0-7243-7603-2
^"Willoughby, Cape". The State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
^Parsons, Ronald (1985), Lighthouses of South Australia, R. Parsons, p. 4, ISBN978-0-909418-35-9