Surrounded by vibrant red clay cliffs, Ardrossan boasts spectacular scenery both above and below the water. Less than two hours drive from Adelaide, Ardrossan was the Yorke Peninsula’s first substantial settlement. The jetty was constructed in 1878 to accommodate steamships and other vessels used to transport grain.
Laying in the sheltered waters of Oyster bay in Gulf St Vincent, the Jetty is 308 metres long, and was built and opened in 1905. Now a popular fishing spot, the jetty is also an excellent snorkelling and dive site. Home to crabs, nudibranchs and a huge range of fish species, the Stansbury Jetty on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia is an easy to access dive site and well worth a look.
This heritage-listed site, once a primary mining source for gypsum - today, like many jetties along the Great Southern Reef, has evolved over it’s century long existence to form a thriving artificial reef, making it an ideal site for both diving and fishing.
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