Corny Point (South Australia)

This article is about the headland in South Australia. For the lighthouse, see Corny Point Lighthouse. For the nearby town, see Corny Point, South Australia.

Corny Point
Corny point headland
Corny Point
Coordinates: 34°53′47″S 137°0′34″E / 34.89639°S 137.00944°E / -34.89639; 137.00944
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGA
Location
  • 37 km (23 mi) north west of Warooka
Government
 • State electorate
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Localities around Corny Point
Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf Corny Point Yorke Peninsula
Spencer Gulf Yorke Peninsula Yorke Peninsula

Corny Point is a headland located on the west coast of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about 37 kilometres (23 miles) north west of the town of Warooka. The point is described as being "a sloping rocky double projection..." where the "coast on the N[orth] side is low and sandy whereas the coast on the S[outh] side is higher than the point itself." It is the south headland of Hardwicke Bay. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 18 March 1802. The waters adjoining its shoreline are within the Southern Spencer Gulf Marine Park. Since 1882, it has been the site of a navigation aid in the form of a lighthouse.

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