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Rosetta Head (The Bluff) - SA

Geologically rich road to wharf

Structures of geological interest along wharf road

Rosetta Head (The Bluff)

Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -35.59144 138.60412

DMS: 35º 35' 29.18" S 138º 36' 14.85" E

UTM: 54 H 6058723mN 282936mE

Altitude: 81.15m

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

73.53kms South of Adelaide - Driving 89.0 km (1 hour 18 mins)
619.28kms West of Melbourne - Driving 753 km (8 hours 19 mins)

Address & Contact

124 Franklin Parade
Encounter Bay SA 5211

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

At the edge of Victor Harbour, the head provides sweeping views. The road beside the bluff is a mecca for geologists with much evidence of folding eons ago.

PlaceID	45280

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Victor Harbor at 16/09:00am CST

Distance from Rosetta Head (The Bluff) 4.14km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.7°C	11.7°C	76%	10.5°C	hPa	3.0mm	NW	17km/hr 9knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay)

Distance from Rosetta Head (The Bluff) 4.14km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	24.8	24.0	23.3	21.5	18.4	16.1	15.4	16.4	18.4	20.1	22.6	23.8
Mean Min. °C	14.6	14.6	12.7	10.1	8.7	7.4	6.5	6.7	7.6	8.8	11.6	12.6
Mean Rain mm	19.3	23.0	22.2	29.9	59.4	87.1	74.4	75.1	56.6	41.0	32.8	26.7