Cape Jaffa

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Cape Jaffa

Total population

61

Air quality index

22Good

Coordinates-36.94°, 139.69°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Cape Jaffa is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the headland of Cape Jaffa on the state's south east coastline overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It located about 245 kilometres south south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 kilometres south west of the town centre of Kingston SE.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in South Australia

• Beachport
  41.1 mi away · pop. 530
• Mount Burr
  59.1 mi away · pop. 324
• Policeman Point
  61.5 mi away
• Hynam
  64.5 mi away
• Coonawarra
  67.5 mi away · pop. 25
• Glencoe
  72.1 mi away
• Tintinara
  76.1 mi away · pop. 277
• Blackfellows Caves
  81.2 mi away · pop. 63
• Mount Gambier
  85.6 mi away
• Coonalpyn
  86.7 mi away · pop. 193
• Yahl
  89.9 mi away
• Port MacDonnell
  94.5 mi away · pop. 660

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis

Seen 2026-06-27

Longleaf Wattle Gall Wasp

Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae

Seen 2026-06-15

Longleaf Wattle

Acacia longifolia

Seen 2026-06-15

Coast Flax-Lily

Dianella brevicaulis

Seen 2026-06-15

Hare's Tail Grass

Lagurus ovatus

Seen 2026-06-15

Seaberry Saltbush

Rhagodia candolleana

Seen 2026-06-15

Coastal Daisy-Bush

Olearia axillaris

Seen 2026-06-15

Rock Fern

Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia

Seen 2026-06-15

tufted grass-tree

Xanthorrhoea semiplana

Seen 2026-06-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Cape Jaffa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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