Port Lincoln

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Port Lincoln is a coastal city in South Australia known for its large natural harbor, tuna fishing industry, and shark cage diving tourism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
coastal city
averageSummerCondition warm, dry summers
averageWinterCondition mild, wetter winters
climate Mediterranean climate
country Australia
distanceFrom 280 km west of Adelaide (by air)
about 650 km by road from Adelaide
economicActivity aquaculture
grain handling and export
seafood processing
tourism
governingBody Port Lincoln City Council
hasAirport Port Lincoln Airport
hasAttraction fishing charters
sea lion tours
shark cage diving with great white sharks
hasEducationalInstitution Navigator College
Port Lincoln High School
hasEvent Tunarama Festival
hasFacility grain export terminal
hasFeature large natural harbour
hasIndustry bluefin tuna ranching
kingfish aquaculture
hasPort Port Lincoln Harbour
hasSportTeam Port Lincoln Football League clubs
isCoastalOn Southern Ocean (via Spencer Gulf)
linked to: Southern Ocean
knownFor commercial fishing
seafood industry
shark cage diving tourism
tuna fishing industry
localGovernmentArea City of Port Lincoln
linked to: Port Lincoln
locatedIn Eyre Peninsula
locatedOn Boston Bay
Spencer Gulf
namedAfter Lincolnshire in England
linked to: Lincolnshire
namedBy Matthew Flinders
nearbyIsland Boston Island
Granite Island (local islet in Boston Bay)
originalName Port Lincoln (named by Matthew Flinders)
linked to: Port Lincoln
populationEstimate approximately 14,000–17,000 inhabitants
postcode 5606
region Eyre and Western region
servedBy Port Lincoln Airport
state South Australia
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Australian Central Daylight Time
tourismActivity marine wildlife encounters
traditionalOwners Barngarla people

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Eyre Peninsula majorTown Port Lincoln
Eyre Peninsula hasPort Port Lincoln
Lincoln hasTwinTown Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln localGovernmentArea City of Port Lincoln
linked to: Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln originalName Port Lincoln (named by Matthew Flinders)
linked to: Port Lincoln
City of Lincoln hasTwinTown Port Lincoln
Spencer Gulf hasPort Port Lincoln
Spencer Gulf hasCoastalTown Port Lincoln
Elliston locatedWestOf Port Lincoln
Lincoln National Park locatedNear Port Lincoln
Lincoln National Park nearestTown Port Lincoln