Cape Borda, South Australia

Cape Borda South Australia
Cape Borda Lighthouse
Cape Borda
Coordinates	35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.752910°S 136.593390°E / -35.752910; 136.593390Coordinates: 35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.752910°S 136.593390°E / -35.752910; 136.593390
Population	407 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Vivonne Bay”) (2011 census)
Established	2002
Postcode(s)	5223
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	192 km (119 mi) south-west of Adelaide 95 km (59 mi) west of Kingscote
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County	Carnarvon
State electorate(s)	Finniss
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.1 °C 72 °F 11.5 °C 53 °F 534.0 mm 21 in
Suburbs around Cape Borda: Investigator Strait Cape Borda De Mole River Gosse Flinders Chase Flinders Chase
Footnotes	Distances Coordinates Climate Adjoining localities

Cape Borda is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres (119 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the navigation aid within its boundaries - the Cape Borda Lightstation.

The major land uses within the locality includes conservation and primary production with the former land use including the following protected areas - the Flinders Chase National Park, the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and the Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area. Part of the southern boundary of Cape Borda is formed by the Playford Highway.

The locality includes the three following state heritage places - Harveys Return Cemetery, the Cape Borda Lighthouse and the Harveys Return Landing Site.

Cape Borda is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.