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Located 100 km south of Adelaide, Encounter Bay is the coastal destination named after the meeting between Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin. The 'encounter' happened in 1802 and was a peaceful one even though England and France were at war at the time.
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Sir Richard Peninsula and Younghusband Peninsula make up the actual bay. On the landward side of Younghusband Peninsula is the Coorong, a shallow lagoon which is important to the rich birdlife in the area.
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