Point Lowly
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Point Lowly South Australia |
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 Point Lowly
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| Coordinates | 32°59′58″S 137°47′7″E / 32.99944°S 137.78528°ECoordinates: 32°59′58″S 137°47′7″E / 32.99944°S 137.78528°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5600 | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whyalla | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
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Point Lowly is the tip of a small peninsula north north-east of Whyalla in the Upper Spencer Gulf region of South Australia. The wider peninsula is shared by a combination of defence, industrial, residential, recreational and tourism interests. Port Bonython lies immediately to the north-west and is marked for future industrial expansion, driven by anticipated growth in the State's mining industry. The icons of the peninsula are the historic Point Lowly Lighthouse and the mass breeding aggregation of Giant Australian Cuttlefish which occurs inshore each winter.
Point Lowly was named by Matthew Flinders during explorations in 1802. It also bears the lesser-known alternative name of Cap Lafontaine, given by French explorer Nicolas Baudin during his explorations in the same period.
A boat-ramp exists north of the lighthouse for the benefit of commercial aquaculture operations and recreational users. Waters near Point Lowly include several popular grounds for snapper fishing. The fishing of Snapper in all South Australian waters is prohibited from November 1 through December 15.
Diving and snorkelling during the Giant Australian Cuttlefish aggregation each winter is a popular recreational activity. The Northern Spencer Gulf population has been in steady decline for over a decade. Their decline is the subject of local and international concern. As of October 2013, research into the possible causes of the decline by SARDI, the EPA and University of Adelaide is ongoing.
Visiting Southern Right Whales and Humpback Whales can occasionally be sighted from Point Lowly during winter months.
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