Cape Burr

Cape Burr South Australia
Port Neill, South Australia on the north coast of Cape Burr
Cape Burr
Coordinates	34°7′22″S 136°21′24″E / 34.12278°S 136.35667°ECoordinates: 34°7′22″S 136°21′24″E / 34.12278°S 136.35667°E

Cape Burr is a headland located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) east of the town of Port Neill. It is the southern extremity of Dutton Bay. It is one of the geographical features named during a visit in 1840 to the lower Eyre Peninsula by George Gawler, the Governor of South Australia after Thomas Burr, the Deputy Surveyor General of South Australia, who was one of those accompanying Gawler.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

See also

• Burr (disambiguation)
• Lady Kinnaird

References

1. "Cape Burr". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
2. 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 31, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
3. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2010). Pub175, Sailing directions (enroute) north, west, and south coast of Australia (PDF) (10th ed.). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). p. 179. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
4. 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
5. 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.
6. "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.