Port Lincoln (postcode 5606) is a city in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a coastal city situated on the Boston Bay at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located approximately 687 kilometres from the capital city of Adelaide. km redirects here. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Port Lincoln is a local government area in South Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The electoral district of Flinders is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Satellite photo of the Eyre Peninsula bushfires, taken on January 11 2005 Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...

History

The Parnkalla people occupied the area prior to white settlement in 1836. Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

British naval explorer Matthew Flinders discovered the harbour in February 1802. Because of its particularly good harbour, he named it Port Lincoln rather than just Lincoln, the capital of Lincolnshire where Flinders came from. It is thought that only the lack of a reliable nearby water supply stopped Port Lincoln becoming the state capital of South Australia. Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and cartographers of his age. ... --69. ... Lincoln (pronounced //) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... A water supply system provides water to the locations that need it. ...

Geography

Port Lincoln has a contrasting coastal landscape, ranging from sheltered waters and beaches, to surf beaches and rugged oceanic coastline.

Government

Port Lincoln and its suburbs comprise the City of Port Lincoln local government area. Port Lincoln is in the state electoral district of Flinders and the federal Division of Grey.Its mayor is Peter Davis who was recently reelected unopposed. The City of Port Lincoln is a local government area in South Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The electoral district of Flinders is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. ... The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...

Economy

Railway Station

The economy is based on the huge grain-handling facilities (a total capacity of over 337,500 tonnes), the canning and fish processing works, lambs, wool and beef, and tuna farming for the lucrative Japanese market. It is the terminus of an isolated 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm) narrow gauge railway system to bring the wheat to port. In 2006, iron ore traffic may be added. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 629 KB) Summary Photo taken and supplied by Brian Voon Yee Yap. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 629 KB) Summary Photo taken and supplied by Brian Voon Yee Yap. ... A tonne or metric ton (symbol t), sometimes referred to as a metric tonne, is a measurement of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. ... A shoal of skipjack tuna Tuna are several species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ...

Tourism

Tourism is becoming increasingly important, thanks to the scenic beauty and coastal locality. Ready access to both Spencer Gulf and the Great Australian Bight mark Port Lincoln out as a blue water playground for yachting, scuba diving and game fishing. The city also functions as a regional centre for government administration, corporate services and commerce to Eyre Peninsula; however, many State Government functions are gradually being phased out as State Government becomes more centralised in Adelaide. During the past decade, housing demand has led to a boom in property development, both residential and commercial. Tourists on Oahu, Hawaii Tourism is travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes or the provision of services to support this leisure travel. ... Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. ... The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, encompassing an area of the Southern Ocean located off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... Big-game fishing, sometimes called Offshore sport fishing or Offshore game fishing, is a form of recreational fishing, targeting large bony fish such as tuna and marlin in the open sea, often some distance from land and, in some fishing grounds, out of sight of land. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Urban, city, or town planning, deals with design of the built environment from the municipal and metropolitan perspective. ...

Home of Australia's largest commercial fishing fleet, Port Lincoln now has a thriving aquaculture industry that farms the following species: kingfish, abalone, mussels, oysters, and experimental farming in seahorses and lobsters. Before the advent of aquaculture, the main fishing was for Southern Bluefin tuna. A fishing fleet is an aggregate of commercial fishing vessels. ... Workers harvest catfish from the Delta Pride Catfish farms in Mississippi Aquaculture is the cultivation of the natural produce of water (fish, shellfish, algae and other aquatic organisms). ... Kingfish is used as the vernacular name of a variety of fish: King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla (several) Kingcroakers Menticirrhus spp. ... Species Many, see species section. ... Subclasses Pteriomorpha (marine mussels) Palaeoheterodonta (freshwater mussels) Heterodonta (zebra mussels) The term mussel is used for several families of bivalve molluscs inhabiting lakes, rivers, and creeks, as well as intertidal areas along coastlines worldwide. ... Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ... Species See text for species. ... Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ... Bluefin tuna may mean any of several species of tuna: Northern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus orientalis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The city's success in both agricultural and aquacultural pursuits has resulted in it having more millionaires per capita than any other city in Australia.

Lincoln National Park, Coffin Bay National Park and Kellidie Bay Conservation Park are within easy driving distance. Lincoln is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 249 km west of Adelaide. ... Coffin Bay is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 301 km west of Adelaide. ...

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Famous people

Super heavyweight weightlifter Dean Lukin was a tuna fisherman who shot to fame as a weightlifter in the 1980s, then returned to run the family fishery business. Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars. ... Dean Lukin (born May 26, 1960) is a retired weightlifter from Australia, who won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Many Australian rules football (AFL) players have come from Port Lincoln, including Graham Johncock, Peter Burgoyne, Shaun Burgoyne and Byron Pickett. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Graham Johncock hi-fiving the crowd. ... Peter Burgoyne (born January 29, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. ... Shaun Burgoyne (born October 21, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer. ... Byron Pickett (born August 11, 1977) is an indigenous Australian rules footballer known for his strength and tough approach to the game. ...

Tony Santic, the owner of Makybe Diva (the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup 3 times) is a tuna farmer in Port Lincoln. Tony Santic (Siketa) is a noted Australian thoroughbred owner and tuna farmer. ... Makybe Diva is a British-bred racehorse that was taken to Australia where she became the first thoroughbred to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup three times - in 2003 and 2004, and again in 2005 when she also won the Cox Plate. ... The 1976 cup won by Van Der Hum. ...

Eddy Munro - Guitar Player

Culture

The book Blue Fin by Colin Thiele was set in Port Lincoln, with the movie of the same name filmed in nearby Streaky Bay. Some of the shark scenes of Jaws and Anzac Cove scenes in Gallipoli, were also filmed near Port Lincoln. Blue Fin is an Australian novel and film released in 1978. ... Colin Thiele (born 1920 in Eudunda, South Australia) is an Australian author and educator, best known for his award winning childrens fiction. ... Streaky Bay is a coastal town on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South Australia just off the Flinders Highway 303 kms north west of Port Lincoln. ... Jaws is a 1975 horror thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel of the same name, which was inspired in turn by the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916. ... Anzac Cove looking towards Ari Burnu, 1915. ... Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. ...

Australian Survivor, the Australian produced series of the US television series, Survivor, was filmed at Whalers Way, south of Port Lincoln, in 2001. Australian Survivor was a television series based on the popular American reality show Survivor. ... For the recently concluded season, see Survivor: Fiji. ...

Media

Port Lincoln has two local radio stations, 89.9 Magic FM and 765 5CC (the first local commercial station) broadcasting out of their Washington Street studio. It is also served by 1485 ABC Local Radio which broadcasts out of the Civic Centre on Tasman Terrace. It's also served by Triple J and ABC Radio National from Tumby Bay and satellite uplink from Melbourne respectively. It also receives Wild Country FM. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama, comedy. ... Tumby Bay (34°22′ S 136°06′ E) is a small town on the Spencer Gulf coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, Australia, 45 km north of Port Lincoln. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

Port Lincoln has one local newspaper, the Port Lincoln Times. The Port Lincoln Times is published on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Free to air TV stations available in Port Lincoln are ABC, SBS, Southern Cross GTS/BKN (formerly Central Television) and Southern Cross Ten. Also available is Austar pay TV. ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which began in 1956. ... SBS TV, sometimes SBS, is a national public television channel in Australia. ... Southern Cross GTS/BKN an Australian television network, based in the Spencer Gulf area of South Australia. ... Southern Cross Ten are a network of Network Ten affiliates in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ...

See also

• Port Lincoln Prison

Port Lincoln Prison is an Australian prison located in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia. ...

External links

Coordinates: 34°43′56″S 135°51′31″E / -34.7321954238223, 135.858643642855 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
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  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
• City of Port Lincoln