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Sighting monument : 30-November-2012
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
The turret was erected to commemorate the bicentenary of the sighting and naming of Mount Gambier, Mount Schank, Cape Northumberland and Cape Banks in 1800 by Lieutenant James Grant.
Location
| Address: | Finger Point Road, Port MacDonnell, 5291 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.052419 Long: 140.659258 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 3-December-1800 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 3-December-1800 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2000 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque:
In Commemoration Of The Bicentenary
Of The Sighting And Naming Of
Mount Gambier, Mount Schan[c]k,
Cape Northumberland And Cape Banks
On December 3rd, 1800
By Lieutenant James Grant
Commanding HMS Lady Nelson
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
