Barker Inlet
The Barker Inlet is a tidal inlet of the Gulf St Vincent in Adelaide, South Australia, named after Captain Collet Barker who first sighted it in 1831. It contains one of the southernmost mangrove forests in the world, a dolphin sanctuary, seagrass meadows and is an important fish and shellfish breeding ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quarantine Power Station and Snapper Point Power Station.
Quarantine Power Station
Power station
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quarantine Power Station is a gas-powered electricity generation facility near the northern end of Torrens Island in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
Snapper Point Power Station
Power station
The Snapper Point Power Station is a gas turbine power station situated at Outer Harbor, South Australia, adjacent to the older Pelican Point Power Station.
Pelican Point Power Station
Power station
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pelican Point Power Station is located at Pelican Point, 20 km from the centre of Adelaide, South Australia on the Lefevre Peninsula. It is operated by Engie, which owns 72 per cent of the power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolivar and Garden Island.
Bolivar
Suburb
Bolivar is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Salisbury.
Garden Island
Suburb
Garden Island is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area within the estuary of the Port Adelaide River about 15 kilometres north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
St Kilda
Village
St Kilda is a coastal hamlet, now classed as a suburb, 21 kilometres north-north-west of the centre of Adelaide, capital city of South Australia. With a population below 100 and a sole 4-kilometre road connecting to the nearest highway, its natural and built resources have remained relatively undisturbed.
Barker Inlet
- Type: Bay
- Description: inlet in Adelaide, South Australia
- Categories: inlet and body of water
- Location: City of Salisbury, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.77483° or 34° 46′ 29″ southLongitude
138.5337° or 138° 32′ 1″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
4QQW6GGM+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 3020491072OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Barker Inlet” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “白加海”
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Localities in the Area
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