Lewis Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

#3 among attractions in Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

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Lewis Island is an island located in Spencer Gulf off the east coast of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia approximately 29 km south-east of Port Lincoln. It was named by Matthew Flinders in memory of George Lewis who was one of the eight crew lost from a cutter that capsized sometime after being launched from HM Sloop Investigator to search for water on 21 February 1802. Since 2004, the island has been part of the Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area. ()

Coordinates: 34°57'20"S, 136°1'54"E

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Lewis Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Island, Williams Island, Hopkins Island, Grindal Island.

0.6 miNW
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Little Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
15 min walk • Little Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located in Spencer Gulf off the east coast of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula approximately 28 kilometres south-east of Port Lincoln.
6.1 miSW
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Williams Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
156 min walk • Williams Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located off the south coast of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula approximately 34 km south-east of Port Lincoln.
2.1 miE
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Hopkins Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
55 min walk • Hopkins Island is an island located in Spencer Gulf off the east coast of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia approximately 32 km south-east of Port Lincoln.
2.7 miN
Island
Grindal Island
69 min walk • Grindal Island is a 90-hectare island of the Taylor Islands group, located between the Jussieu Peninsula and Thistle Island near the mouth of Spencer Gulf, South Australia. It was purchased by G. Dorwald in 1895. It has been used for the grazing of sheep. According to Captain R.R.
5.2 miSW
Diving, Dive spot
Great Southern Reef, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
134 min walk • The term Great Southern Reef is a 21st century name given to a system of interconnected temperate rocky reefs which spans the southern coast of continental Australia, Tasmania and reaches north to Brisbane and Kalbarri. It covers 71,000 km2 and straddles five states, running almost 8,000 kilometers.

Lewis Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

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Lewis Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Little Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

Williams Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

Hopkins Island, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

Grindal Island

Great Southern Reef, Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area