Penneshaw

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Penneshaw

Total population

269

Air quality index

21Good

Elevation123 m

WeatherAvg high 66°F

Coordinates-35.72°, 137.94°

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

City facts

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Overview

Penneshaw is a township in the Australian state of South Australia located on the northeast coast of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about 107 kilometres (66 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide. It is the island's main ferry port with regular services from Cape Jervis. Penneshaw features a Maritime and Folk Museum, and evening tours to a colony of little penguin, the only species of penguin to breed in Australian waters. At the 2011 census, Penneshaw had a population of 276.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

• American River
  10.6 mi away · pop. 280
• Rapid Bay
  19.3 mi away · pop. 16
• Second Valley
  21.1 mi away · pop. 118
• Yankalilla
  29.2 mi away · pop. 795
• Myponga
  37.2 mi away · pop. 443
• Hindmarsh Valley
  41.4 mi away
• Edithburgh
  45 mi away · pop. 497
• Mount Compass
  46 mi away · pop. 1,232
• Wool Bay
  51.4 mi away · pop. 106
• Stansbury
  56.5 mi away · pop. 480
• Willyaroo
  62.7 mi away · pop. 661
• Bradbury
  63.4 mi away · pop. 142

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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