Cape du Couedic

Cape du Couedic
South Australia
Cape du Couedic at sunset
Cape du Couedic is located in South Australia
Cape du Couedic
Cape du Couedic
Coordinates36°03′40″S 136°41′55″E / 36.061116°S 136.698684°E / -36.061116; 136.698684[1]
Elevation78 m (256 ft)[2]

Cape du Couedic is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southwest tip of Kangaroo Island in the locality of Flinders Chase. It was named after a French naval officer, Charles Louis du Couëdic de Kergoualer [fr], by the Baudin expedition to Australia during January 1803. It is the site for the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse. It is currently located within the Flinders Chase National Park.

  1. ^ "Search results for 'Cape du Couedic' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 June 2014.