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21-554: The Lefevre Peninsula is a peninsula located in the Australian state of South Australia located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the Adelaide city centre . It is a narrow sand spit of about 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) running north from its connection to the mainland. The name given to the peninsula by the traditional owners of the area, the Kaurna people ,

42-648: Is known as the History Precinct, as it is home to the Maritime Museum , the National Railway Museum and the Aviation Museum . As of March 2024 , the current mayor is Claire Boan, who was elected in 2018. There are 17 ward councillors who represent the residents and businesses of their wards at council meetings. The current council as of December 2022 is: The City of Port Adelaide Enfield

63-521: Is located within the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield , the state electoral districts of Lee and Port Adelaide and the federal division of Hindmarsh . The following suburbs are located on the Lefevre Peninsula: Birkenhead , Ethelton , Exeter , Glanville , Largs Bay , Largs North , New Port , North Haven , Osborne , Outer Harbor , Peterhead , Semaphore ,

84-529: Is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia . It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield . Extending from the River Torrens to Outer Harbor , and covering an area of approximately 97 km , Port Adelaide Enfield contains some of South Australia's finest historical buildings and landmarks. The Port Adelaide area

105-674: The Surveyor General of South Australia as being Recreation Road in the suburb of Semaphore Park as “an examination of old plans indicate that boats could have navigated the Port Adelaide River to approximately this point”. Suburbs on the Lefevre Peninsula include: Semaphore, Semaphore Park, Semaphore South, Ethelton, Glanville, New Port, Exeter, Birkenhead, Peterhead, Largs Bay, Largs North, Taperoo, Osborne, North Haven & Outer Harbor. The western, Gulf St Vincent, coast of

126-534: The Port River waterfront on its eastern shore. The peninsula has strong maritime associations due to its proximity to Port Adelaide , the Port River and Outer Harbor . Collins class submarines were built at the suburb of Osborne . Cement production occurs on the peninsula at Birkenhead . In 1999, the Pelican Point Power Station was established at the northeastern tip of the peninsula adjacent to

147-516: The Port River. Lefevre Peninsula also contains several sailing clubs and golf clubs and the popular Semaphore Road foreshore. The Outer Harbor railway line runs through the peninsula from Ethelton to Outer Harbor and is now solely a passenger railway. A separate freight railway enters the peninsula over the Mary MacKillop Bridge and runs up the eastern side of the peninsula to the bulk grain and container berths at Pelican Point . Prior to

168-857: The body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes said to form a peninsula, for example in the New Barbadoes Neck in New Jersey , United States. A peninsula may be connected to the mainland via an isthmus , for example, in the Isthmus of Corinth which connects to the Peloponnese peninsula. Peninsulas can be formed from continental drift , glacial erosion , glacial meltwater , glacial deposition , marine sediment , marine transgressions , volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation. More than one factor may play into

189-716: The bridge construction in 2008, this line was serviced by the Birkenhead Loop which branched from the Outer Harbor line near Glanville railway station . Before the British colonisation of South Australia , the Kaurna people called the peninsula Mudlangga , meaning "nose-place" in the Kaurna language , possibly referring to the nose of a kangaroo . It was given its present name by John Hindmarsh , then Governor of South Australia , on 3 June 1837 after Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre , who

210-489: The formation of a peninsula. For example, in the case of Florida , continental drift, marine sediment, and marine transgressions were all contributing factors to its shape. In the case of formation from glaciers (e.g., the Antarctic Peninsula or Cape Cod ), peninsulas can be created due to glacial erosion , meltwater or deposition . If erosion formed the peninsula, softer and harder rocks were present, and since

231-466: The glacier only erodes softer rock, it formed a basin . This may create peninsulas, and occurred for example in the Keweenaw Peninsula . In the case of formation from meltwater, melting glaciers deposit sediment and form moraines , which act as dams for the meltwater. This may create bodies of water that surround the land, forming peninsulas. If deposition formed the peninsula, the peninsula

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252-448: The northern end of Semaphore Park , Semaphore South and Taperoo . Peninsula The word peninsula derives from Latin paeninsula , from paene  'almost' and insula  'island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and

273-497: The peninsula consists of a continuous stretch of fine, white sand beaches . The eastern side is defined and separated from the mainland by the Barker Inlet and Port River . Torrens Island lies nearby to the east. To the east of the base of the peninsula is the suburb of Port Adelaide . Much of the peninsula has been developed, with residential areas extending inland from the western beaches, and heavy industries concentrated along

294-468: The sediment is deposited, forming a delta peninsula. Marine transgressions (changes in sea level) may form peninsulas, but also may affect existing peninsulas. For example, the water level may change, which causes a peninsula to become an island during high water levels. Similarly, wet weather causing higher water levels make peninsulas appear smaller, while dry weather make them appear larger. Sea level rise from global warming will permanently reduce

315-421: The size of some peninsulas over time. Peninsulas are noted for their use as shelter for humans and Neanderthals . The landform is advantageous because it gives hunting access to both land and sea animals. They can also serve as markers of a nation's borders. City of Port Adelaide Enfield The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE), located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide ,

336-552: The volcano erupts near shallow water. Marine sediment may form peninsulas by the creation of limestone . A rift peninsula may form as a result of a divergent boundary in plate tectonics (e.g. the Arabian Peninsula ), while a convergent boundary may also form peninsulas (e.g. Gibraltar or the Indian subcontinent ). Peninsulas can also form due to sedimentation in rivers. When a river carrying sediment flows into an ocean,

357-551: Was Mudlangga , meaning "nose-place" in the Kaurna language . Lefevre Peninsula, with a population of approximately 30,000 residents, is located on the east coast of Gulf St Vincent about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of the Adelaide city centre. The peninsula is bounded to the west by Gulf St Vincent and to the north and the east by the Port River . The southern boundary of the “topographical peninsula” has been determined by

378-538: Was composed of sedimentary rock , which was created from a large deposit of glacial drift . The hill of drift becomes a peninsula if the hill formed near water but was still connected to the mainland, for example during the formation of Cape Cod about 23,000 years ago. In the case of formation from volcanoes, when a volcano erupts magma near water, it may form a peninsula (e.g., the Alaskan Peninsula ). Peninsulas formed from volcanoes are especially common when

399-576: Was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield. The council of Port Adelaide was established on 27 December 1855 when Port Adelaide was declared a Corporate Town centred at the port of Adelaide , which had been opened some years prior in 1837. From 1884 to 1900 five adjacent district councils were amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide, dramatically increasing its size. In 1901 Port Adelaide

420-415: Was one of South Australia's Colonisation Commissioners . Before it was developed, much of the coastline was covered with mangroves . The land was extensively covered with bush, with such plants as wattle , sheoak and other native species. The eastern side of the peninsula formed part of the estuarine ecosystem of the Port River. European settlement commenced in the early 1840s. The Lefevre Peninsula

441-587: Was proclaimed a city by Governor Tennyson . Centred around the township of Enfield , the District Council of Yatala south was formed in 1868 when the District Council of Yatala was divided in two. Dry Creek and the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line formed the new council's northern boundary. In 1933, Yatala South was renamed to be Enfield Council. In 1944 Enfield District Council became

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