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Frenchmans Rock - SA

Signage

Inscription in French

Frenchmans Rock

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -35.721741 137.946198

DMS: 35º 43' 18.27" S 137º 56' 46.31" E

UTM: 53 H 6042911mN 766501mE

Altitude: 20m

Address & Contact

69 Frenchmans Terrace
Penneshaw SA 5222

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Information

Frenchmans Rock is the location where English Capt. Matthew Flinders found freshwater when navigating the North Coast of Kangaroo Island in March 1802. A few weeks later he met Nicholas Baudin who used the water supply some 9 months later. A crewman inscribed a message on the rock in 1803.

PlaceID	108268

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Cape Willoughby at 02/03:30am CST

Distance from Frenchmans Rock 21.52km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.0°C	9.6°C	69%	9.4°C	1030.8hPa	0.0mm	NE	28km/hr 15knots	32km/hr 17knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cape Willoughby

Distance from Frenchmans Rock 21.52km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.6	21.8	20.8	19.1	16.9	14.9	14.2	14.5	15.9	17.6	19.1	20.6
Mean Min. °C	15.8	16.4	15.6	14.2	12.5	10.8	9.8	9.6	10.3	11.4	13.0	14.4
Mean Rain mm	18.3	18.0	21.5	39.5	61.6	75.2	81.5	73.9	56.2	41.9	28.3	23.0