Corny Point, South Australia
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The General Store at Corny Point | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°55′32″S 137°04′53″E / 34.925528°S 137.081428°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1881 27 May 1999 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 120 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5575 | ||||||||||||
| County | Fergusson | ||||||||||||
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Corny Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) to the east of the north-western tip of the Yorke Peninsula. It was named after the nearby headland, Corny Point. The first pastoral lease was taken up in 1846 by James Coutts.
Corny Point is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.