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South Australia
Coorong, SA
Younghusband Peninsula ocean beach, Margit and teak wreck
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Wreck timber
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Margit (1911) hull at Wreck Crossing and an unidentified teak wreck with 400-year-old fastenings opposite Sams Island, both periodically uncovered by the sea.
SA Heritage Survey Coorong European Heritage 1982: teak wreck remains in the dunes occasionally uncovered by the sea; Margit hull visible at low tide 61 km north of Kingston at the Wreck CrossingView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
4WD soft sandRemote, no services for 100 km
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