# Cape St Albans

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Place in South Australia

Place in South Australia, Australia

Cape St Albans Cape St Albans Lighthouse Cape St Albans Coordinates: 35°48′13″S 138°07′26″E / 35.803734°S 138.123854°E / -35.803734; 138.123854[2] Country Australia State South Australia City Willoughby Location 18 km (11 mi) south east of Penneshaw[1]

**Cape St Albans** (also called **Cape St Alban** in some sources) is a headland in the Australian state of [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) located on the north coast of the [Dudley Peninsula](/source/Dudley_Peninsula) on [Kangaroo Island](/source/Kangaroo_Island) in the gazetted locality of [Willoughby](/source/Willoughby%2C_South_Australia) about 18 kilometres (11 miles) south-east of the town of [Penneshaw](/source/Penneshaw%2C_South_Australia).[2][1]

The cape is described as lying "about 2.25 nautical miles (4.17 km) N(orth) of [Cape Willoughby](/source/Cape_Willoughby) and extends in a N[ortherly] direction as a narrow neck of land."[3] The cape serves both as the east headland of [Antechamber Bay](/source/Antechamber_Bay) and as the west headland of [Moncrieff Bay](/source/Moncrieff_Bay). It was named after the town of [St Albans](/source/St_Albans) in [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire) by [Thomas Lipson](/source/Thomas_Lipson) on 21 March 1850. The cape is the site of a [navigation aid](/source/Navigation_aid) which was initially a temporary fixed light installed during early 1908 and which was subsequently replaced by a lighthouse that was first lit in November 1908.[4][5][1][6]

As of late 2012, the waters adjoining its shoreline are within the protected area known as the [Encounter Marine Park](/source/Encounter_Marine_Park).[7]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Chart11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Chart11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Chart11_1-2) South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), *The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs*, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 11, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7243-7603-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7243-7603-2)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LMV_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LMV_2-1) ["Search results for "Cape St Albans" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities' and 'Gazetteer'"](http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=topographic&x=138.11439&y=-35.80692&z=13&uids=19,105&pinx=138.125240&piny=-35.802290&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Cape+St+Albans,+Cape). *Location SA Map Viewer*. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NGA_3-0)** [*Sailing Directions (Enroute),*Pub. 175:*North, West, and South Coasts of Australia*](https://msi.nga.mil/api/publications/download?key=16694491/SFH00000/Pub175bk.pdf&type=view) (PDF). *[Sailing Directions](/source/Sailing_Directions)*. [United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency](/source/National_Geospatial-Intelligence_Agency). 2017. p. 215.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cape St Alban's Lighthouse"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57004927). The Register. 20 November 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Backstairs Passage Light"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56976019). The Register. 20 February 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["K.I. Names"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93918450). Chronicle. 4 January 1951. p. 23. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Encounter Marine Park Management plan summary"](http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/b3e51be9-f461-47c9-b106-a11700a19006/mp-gen-15encounter-managementplan.pdf) (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. p. 38 of 39. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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