Holdfast Bay

Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the local government area of the City of Holdfast Bay and the suburbs of Glenelg and Glenelg North The colonial settlement at Holdfast Bay was the first seat of government of South Australia.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenelg Oval and Westfield Marion.

Glenelg Oval

Stadium

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Glenelg Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket venue located in the Adelaide suburb of Glenelg East. It is the home of the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the Glenelg Cricket Club in the South Australian Premier Cricket competition.

Westfield Marion

Shopping center

Westfield Marion is the largest shopping centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Located in Oaklands Park, it is the eleventh largest shopping centre in Australia, with approximately 342 stores alongside anchor tenants including David Jones, Myer, Harris Scarfe, Target, Kmart, Big W, Woolworths, Coles, Event Cinemas, Aldi and Rebel Sport.

Oaklands railway station

Railway station

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Oaklands railway station is located on the Seaford railway line in Adelaide, South Australia. It is in the south-western suburb of Oaklands Park, 13 kilometres from Adelaide station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Adelaide and Novar Gardens.

West Adelaide

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Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.

Novar Gardens

Suburb

Novar Gardens is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited the site of the future suburb in 1919. Novar Gardens is situated 4 km north of Holdfast Bay.

North Plympton

Suburb

North Plympton is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. The historic Parkin House which dates from before 1860 and houses an important piano collection, is situated at 4 Lewis Crescent, North Plympton. North Plympton is situated 6 km northeast of Holdfast Bay.

Holdfast Bay

Type: bight with 36,800 residents
Description: bight in Australia
Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.0024° or 35° 0′ 9″ south

Longitude

138.5232° or 138° 31′ 23″ east

Population

36,800

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

4QPWXGXF+27

GeoNames ID

7839425

Wikidata ID

Q5879663

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Holdfast Bay” goes by many names.

Arabic: “هولد فاست باي”
Cebuano: “Holdfast Bay (luuk)”
Cebuano: “Holdfast Bay”
Chinese: “灝發灣”
Chinese: “霍尔德法斯特湾”
Swedish: “Holdfast Bay”

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