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Point Ellen - SA

Sparkling schist sample

View across bay to jetty

Point Ellen

Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -35.996471 137.187393

DMS: 35º 59' 47.3" S 137º 11' 14.62" E

UTM: 53 H 6014230mN 697168mE

Altitude: 4.59m

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

174.48kms SouthWest of Adelaide - Driving 229 km (4 hours 2 mins)

Address & Contact

5223

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Email: N/A

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Information

Point Ellen, the southern headland of Vivonne Bay, provides photographers with spectacular views of coastal scenery with the Southern Ocean sending its waves crashing on to the cliff faces. Outcrops of the metamorphic rock named schist have glistening mica flakes and contorted layers making the point a photogenic spot.

PlaceID	77938

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Kingscote at 02/02:30am CST

Distance from Point Ellen 43.79km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
2.9°C	-0.1°C	93%	1.9°C	1030.9hPa	0.2mm	WSW	7km/hr 4knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kingscote Aero

Distance from Point Ellen 43.79km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	26.5	26.6	24.3	21.5	18.5	16.1	15.4	16.1	17.8	19.9	23.0	24.8
Mean Min. °C	13.1	13.5	11.0	8.6	7.8	6.7	5.9	5.7	6.3	7.0	9.7	10.9
Mean Rain mm	13.8	16.4	27.4	26.9	46.9	67.1	63.2	56.6	45.3	30.8	22.5	17.7