| LC control no. | n 85046921 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Victor Harbor (S.A.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Australia--Victor Harbor (S.A.) |
| Variant(s) | Victor Harbour (S.A.) Victor Harbour (S. Aust.) City of Victor Harbor (S.A.) |
| See also | Predecessor: Port Victor (S.A.) |
| Beginning date | 1921 |
| Associated country | Australia |
| Located | South Australia |
| Found in | Broadbents Maps and Guides (Firm) Victor Harbor, 1980? LC data base, 3/26/85 (hdg.: Victor Harbor, Australia) BGN 3/26/85 (Victor Harbour, ppl, 35°34ʹS 138°37ʹE; variant: Victor Harbor) Wikipedia, November 15, 2013 (Victor Harbor, South Australia; Victor Harbor is a city on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 80 km south of Adelaide, South Australia; City of Victor Harbor; The town of Port Victor was laid out on the shores of Victor Harbor in 1863 when the horse-drawn tramway from Goolwa was extended to the harbor. The last whale was caught off Port Victor in 1872. The town's name was changed to 'Victor Harbor' in 1921, as a result, it is said, of a near shipwreck blamed on confusion with Port Victoria in the Yorke Peninsula. Despite the fact that harbour is normally spelt with a u in modern Australian English, the name of the city is spelt Victor Harbor; 35°33ʹ0ʺS 138°37ʹ0ʺE) Gazetteer of Australia place name search, via WWW, November 15, 2013 (Victor Harbor; state: SA; feature code: POPL; -35°33ʹ2ʺS [Decimal Degrees -35.55042°] 138°37ʹ18ʺE [Decimal Degree 138.62154°]) PlaceNames online, November 15, 2013 (Victor Harbor; Feature Type: Locality Bounded; Hundred: Encounter Bay; County: Hindmarsh; Local Government Authority: City of Victor Harbor; State: SA; GDA 94 Coordinates: -35.55158 138.61948; AGD 84 Coordinates: -35.55303159 138.61810454; Previous Name: Port Victor; Derivation of Name: Victor Harbor (harbor); Private subdivision-town laid out in 1863 and named as Port Victor. Name altered to Victor Harbor to avoid confusion with Port Victoria. Boundaries created in 1995 for the long established name. Portion added in 1995. Unnamed portions added in 1998. Incorporates the Government Town of Newland.) GEOnet names server, November 15, 2013 (Victor Harbor (approved); Victor Harbour (variant); populated place, Australia, South Australia, 35°33ʹ02ʺS 138°37ʹ18ʺE, -35.550419 138.621536) |
| Geographic area code | u-at-sa |
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