Cape Gantheaume

Cape Gantheaume
South Australia
Cape Gantheaume horseshoe-shaped bay
Cape Gantheaume is located in South Australia
Cape Gantheaume
Cape Gantheaume
Coordinates36°04′30″S 137°27′38″E / 36.07500°S 137.46056°E / -36.07500; 137.46056
Elevation46 m (151 ft)[1]
LGA(s)Kangaroo Island Council

Cape Gantheaume is a headland located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It was named after Vice admiral Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume (1755–1818) by the Baudin expedition to Australia during 1803. It is currently located within the protected area known as the Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area.

  1. ^ 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 11, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2