Baudin Beach, South Australia

Baudin Beach is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is on the Dudley Peninsula on the north coast of Kangaroo Island. It is about  south of Adelaide, and about  west of Penneshaw. It was named in 2002 after the French navigator Nicolas Baudin in honor of his exploration of Kangaroo Island in 1802. In 2007 there were about 50 people living there.

Before 2002, Baudin Beach was known as American Beach. This was the name used during land sales in 1966. The name was changed in 2002 to avoid confusion with another American Beach which is located a short distance north of Baudin Beach. The area was once known as Deep Creek Farm, owned by Bruce Bates of Penneshaw.

The name Baudin Beach was officially gazetted in March 2002.

Baudin Beach has 207 blocks of land.Lands Titles Office, Filed Plans 7761,7762 About 30% have a mix of permanent and holiday homes, the rest still undeveloped.Kangaroo Island Assessment Book

There are no shops or water supply. Next to the boat ramp is a copper sculpture, unveiled in 2002, of Mary Beckwith, the first recorded European woman to set foot on South Australian soil.

The waters of Eastern Cove next to Baudin Beach are famous for King George whiting.

Baudin Beach is in the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.

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Category:Kangaroo Island