Cape Jaffa

{{About|the headland in South Australia|the associated locality|Cape Jaffa, South Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date= November 2014}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = other

| name = Cape Jaffa

| state = SA

| city = Cape Jaffa

| image = Cape Jaffa jetty 1.JPG

| caption = The Cape Jaffa jetty and a trolley that runs on the railway line, used for moving seafood from the boats to the coldstores behind the jetty

| elevation =

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| coordinates = {{coord|36.955955|S|139.670413|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}{{cite web |title=Search result for 'Cape Jaffa, CAPE' using datasets for 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer' |url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=topographic&x=139.72179&y=-36.96907&z=12&uids=19,105&pinx=139.671800&piny=-36.954500&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Cape+Jaffa,+Cape |website=Location SA Map Viewer |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=12 February 2019}}

| dist1 = 20

| dir1 = south west

| location1 = Kingston SE

}}

Cape Jaffa is a headland in the Australian state of South Australia located at the south end of Lacepede Bay on the state's south east coast about {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} south west of the town centre of Kingston SE. The cape is described as being "a low sandy point" with "its sea face is about {{convert|1|nmi|km|spell=In}} long" and having a "wooded range rises near the S[outh] part of the cape and reaches a height of {{convert|77|m|ft|abbr=off}} at Mount Benson, about {{convert|8.5|nmi|km|abbr=off}} S[outh] E[ast]".{{cite enroute|175|2017|229}} A settlement known as King's Camp in some sources and as Cape Jaffa in other sources is located about {{convert|0.5|nmi|km|abbr=off}} to the north west of the cape. This settlement includes a jetty fitted with a navigation aid and a marina. The southern coastline of the cape forms part of the Bernouilli Conservation Reserve.{{Citation | author1=South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors | title=The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs | publication-date=1985 | publisher=Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia | pages= Chart 6|isbn=978-0-7243-7603-2 }}{{Citation | author1=Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA) | author2=South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage | title=South Australia's waters an atlas & guide | year=2005 | publication-date=2005 | publisher=Boating Industry Association of South Australia|page=180 | isbn=978-1-86254-680-6 }}{{cite web|title=Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC)|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/GL_SA215?opendocument&navpos=220|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=15 November 2014}}{{cite web|title=Cape Jaffa Anchorage|url=http://www.marinasguide.com.au/premium/sacapejaffa.htm|publisher=The Australian Marinas Guide|accessdate=30 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126213718/http://www.marinasguide.com.au/premium/sacapejaffa.htm|archivedate=26 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}