# Fleurieu Peninsula

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This article is about the peninsula in South Australia. For the wine zone, see [Fleurieu zone (wine)](/source/Fleurieu_zone_(wine)). For the wine region, see [Southern Fleurieu wine region](/source/Southern_Fleurieu_wine_region).

Place in South Australia

Place in South Australia, Australia

Fleurieu Peninsula Fleurieu Peninsula Coordinates: 35°30′00″S 138°25′48″E / 35.50000°S 138.43000°E / -35.50000; 138.43000 Country Australia State South Australia

The **Fleurieu Peninsula** (locally [/ˈflɜːrioʊ/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) [*FLUR-ee-oh*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key))[1] is a [peninsula](/source/Peninsula) in the Australian state of [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) located south of the state capital of [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide_city_centre).

## History

Before [British colonisation of South Australia](/source/British_colonisation_of_South_Australia), the western side of the peninsula was occupied by the [Kaurna people](/source/Kaurna_people), while several clans of the [Ngarrindjeri](/source/Ngarrindjeri) lived on the eastern side.[2] The people were sustained by the [flora and fauna](/source/Flora_and_fauna) of the peninsula, for [food](/source/Bush_tucker) and [bush medicine](/source/Bush_medicine). The [bulrushes](/source/Bulrush), [reeds](/source/Reed_(plant)) and [sedges](/source/Sedge) were used for [basket-weaving](/source/Basket-weaving) or making [rope](/source/Rope), trees provided wood for [spears](/source/Spear), and [stones were fashioned into tools](/source/Stone_tool).[3]

The Fleurieu Peninsula was named after [Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu](/source/Charles_Pierre_Claret_de_Fleurieu), the French explorer and [hydrographer](/source/Hydrographer), by the French explorer [Nicolas Baudin](/source/Nicolas_Baudin) as he explored the south coast of Australia in 1802. The name came into official use in 1911 after Fleurieu's great-nephew, Count Alphonse de Fleurieu, visited Adelaide and met with the Council of the [Royal Geographical Society of South Australia](/source/Royal_Geographical_Society_of_Australasia), which recommended to the [state government](/source/Government_of_South_Australia) that the unnamed peninsula terminating in Cape Jervis be given the name Fleurieu Peninsula "in honour of one who is worthy to be remembered in the annals of Australian geography". The government approved the name later that year.[4][5]

## Extent

A satellite map of Fleurieu Peninsula

The Geographical Names Advisory Committee advised in 2001 that the extent of the peninsula is:[6][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

that portion of land between Gulf St. Vincent and the Southern Ocean *(sic)*, a line from Aldinga *(sic)* (southern end of [Aldinga Bay](/source/Aldinga_Bay)) to [Middleton](/source/Middleton%2C_South_Australia) (eastern end) being the cut-off for the peninsula. This boundary has not to be gazetted at present, and is intended to be the extent of the geographic feature only and is not to be applied to any industry or interest group regional identification.

The coast of the peninsula extends about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from [Sellicks Beach](/source/Sellicks_Beach) in the north to [Middleton](/source/Middleton%2C_South_Australia) in the south-east.[7]

## Features

Towns on the peninsula include [Victor Harbor](/source/Victor_Harbor%2C_South_Australia), [Normanville](/source/Normanville%2C_South_Australia), [Yankalilla](/source/Yankalilla%2C_South_Australia) and [Rapid Bay](/source/Rapid_Bay%2C_South_Australia). Districts include [Inman Valley](/source/Inman_Valley%2C_South_Australia) and Hindmarsh Valley. A ferry travels between [Cape Jervis](/source/Cape_Jervis_(headland)), at the tip of the peninsula, and [Kangaroo Island](/source/Kangaroo_Island).[8] There is surfing on both the west and south facing coasts – known locally to Adelaide surfers as the Mid South Coast and the Far South Coast.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Surf spots of note include [Waitpinga](/source/Waitpinga%2C_South_Australia) and Middleton on the Far South Coast.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Flora and fauna

In the past, there were extensive [swamps](/source/Swamp) and [woodlands](/source/Woodland), which provided habitat and food sources for a range of birds, fish, and other animals, included [snake-necked turtles](/source/Snake-necked_turtle), [yabbies](/source/Cherax), [rakali](/source/Rakali), ducks and [black swans](/source/Black_swan). Flora included the native [orchid](/source/Orchidaceae) ([leek orchid](/source/Leek_orchid)), [guinea flower](/source/Guinea_flower) and [swamp wattle](/source/Swamp_wattle) (Wirilda).[3]

## Ecology and conservation

The swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula were listed as [critically endangered](/source/Critically_endangered) under the [EPBC Act](/source/EPBC_Act) in 2003; however, there is no adopted or made recovery plan for this ecological community, only "Approved Conservation Advice" (2013).[9] Less than four percent of the original swampland remain today.

A group that includes [Aboriginal elders](/source/Aboriginal_elder) and scientists are as of 2021[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fleurieu_Peninsula&action=edit) documenting [Aboriginal](/source/Aboriginal_Australian) cultural knowledge for the Fleurieu Peninsula [swamps](/source/Swamp) at [Yundi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yundi,_South_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1), which is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Adelaide. The Yundi Nature Conservancy, containing about 5 hectares (12 acres) of swamp, is south-east of [McLaren Vale](/source/McLaren_Vale), near [Mount Compass](/source/Mount_Compass%2C_South_Australia). There, Ngarrindjeri elders and scientists from various disciplines share their knowledge and plan for [rewilding](/source/Rewilding_(conservation_biology)) some more of the peninsula. A [seed bank](/source/Seed_bank) has been created to this end.[3]

## See also

- [Fleurieu zone](/source/Fleurieu_zone), wine growing region

- [Fleurieu (disambiguation)](/source/Fleurieu_(disambiguation))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Fleurieu Peninsula"](https://www2b.c0.abc.net.au/abcpronunciation-external/Search.aspx#?S=Fleurieu%20Peninsula). *ABC Pronounce*. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-aiatsismap_2-0)** [Horton, David R.](/source/David_Horton_(writer)) (1996). ["Map of Indigenous Australia"](https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia). *[AIATSIS](/source/AIATSIS)*. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-salleh2021_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-salleh2021_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-salleh2021_3-2) Salleh, Anna (27 May 2021). ["Indigenous knowledge project could help save endangered Fleurieu Peninsula wetlands"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-05-28/indigenous-knowledge-values-relearnt-from-elders-and-scientists/100152406). *ABC News*. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation). Retrieved 29 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Brown, Anthony. ["The French Connection: a tale of discovery and loss"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140304222310/http://www.heritageaustralia.com.au/pdfs/Heritage1105_French%20Connection.pdf) (PDF). Australian Heritage. p. 35. Archived from [the original](http://heritageaustralia.com.au/pdfs/Heritage1105_French%20Connection.pdf) (PDF) on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Flinders & Baudin. A French Geographer,. An interview with Count de Fleurieu"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59038455). The Register. 12 May 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Property Location Browser Report - Placename Details: Fleurieu Peninsula, PEN"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/). The Government of South Australia. Archived from [the original](http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-coastal_7-0)** Bourman, Robert P.; Murray-Wallace, Colin V.; Harvey, Nick (2016). ["3: The Fleurieu Peninsula coast"](https://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/system/files/media/documents/2019-04/uap-coast-sa-ebook.pdf) (PDF). [*Coastal Landscapes of South Australia*](https://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/titles/coast-sa) (Ebook). University of Adelaide Press. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.20851/coast-sa](https://doi.org/10.20851%2Fcoast-sa). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-925261-21-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-925261-21-9). Retrieved 29 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Getting You to iconic Kangaroo Island"](http://www.sealink.com.au/kangaroo-island-ferry). Sealink Travel Group. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula"](http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicshowcommunity.pl?id=31). *[Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment](/source/Department_of_Agriculture%2C_Water_and_the_Environment), Australian Government*. Retrieved 29 May 2021. Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under an [Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/) licence.

## External links

- [Fleurieu Peninsula Tourism Region Official tourism webpage](http://www.fleurieupeninsula.com.au)

v t e Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia Major Townships Cape Jervis Middleton (part) Myponga Normanville Port Elliot Victor Harbor Yankalilla Minor Townships Carrickalinga Deep Creek Delamere Hayborough Inman Valley McCracken Rapid Bay Second Valley Waitpinga Local Government Alexandrina Council (part) City of Victor Harbor District Council of Yankalilla Geographical features Ingalalla Waterfalls Coastal features Cape Jervis Rosetta Head (The Bluff) Protected areas Conservation parks Deep Creek Eric Bonython Gum Tree Gully Mount Billy Myponga Newland Head Spring Mount Stipiturus Talisker Waitpinga Yulte Other Fleurieu Art Prize Fleurieu wine zone (part) Islands of South Australia Southern Fleurieu wine region (part) Leafy Sea Dragon Festival Heysen Trail (part)

v t e South Australia Topics History Government Flag Culture Transport Rail transport Energy Education Geography Geology South Australian English Sport Symbols Country Fire Service Regions Adelaide Hills Barossa Valley Clare Valley Eyre Peninsula Far North Fleurieu Peninsula Flinders Ranges Limestone Coast Mid North Murraylands Nullarbor Plain Riverland Yorke Peninsula Cities and towns Adelaide Mount Barker Mount Gambier Murray Bridge Port Augusta Port Lincoln Port Pirie Victor Harbor Whyalla South Australia portal

v t e Australian places named by French explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries South Australia Cape Bedout Cape Borda Cape Bouguer Cape Carnot Casuarina Islets (Îlots du Cassuarina) Cape du Couedic D'Estrees Bay (Baie d'Estrées) Dorothee Island (Île Dorothée) Fenelon Island Fleurieu Peninsula Cape Forbin Cape Gantheaume Guichen Bay (Baie de Guichen) Jussieu Peninsula Lacepede Bay Masillon Island Maupertuis Bay (Baie Maupertuis) Ravine des Casoars Rivoli Bay (Baie de Rivoli) Cape Thevenard Veteran Isles (Île du Vétéran) Vivonne Bay (Baie Vivonne) Western Australia Adele Island Bernier Island Bonaparte Archipelago Bonaparte Gulf Cape Bossut Cape Bouvard Cape Clairault Faure Island Cape Freycinet Freycinet Harbour Gantheaume Point Geographe Bay Hamelin Pool Institut Islands Cape Keraudren Lagrange Bay Lancelin Island Cape Latouche Treville Legendre Island Cape Leveque L'Haridon Bight Cape Mentelle Middle Island (Îles du Milieu) Montalivet Islands Montebello Islands Cape Naturaliste Peron Peninsula Recherche Archipelago (Archipel de la Recherche) Taillefer Isthmus Thevenard Island Only places with the name still in use in either the original or anglicised version are listed above. Many names have been anglicised; for these the original French name appears in brackets.

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