Currency Creek, South Australia
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Currency Creek (35°26′S 138°46′E / -35.433, 138.767, postcode 5214) is a small town located on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula about 6 km north of Goolwa. The Currency Creek area was initially explored by Charles Sturt in the late 1820s, with the area being officially named in 1837 after the whaling boat Currency Lass.[1] The township was surveyed in the 'Currency Creek Special Survey' of 1840.

Wine industry

Currency Creek lends its name to a wine region that stretches from Port Elliot in the west, to Lake Alexandrina to the east, and includes Hindmarsh Island. The main grape varieties grown are Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Vineyards were first established in the area in 1969, with the region producing its first vintage in 1972.

Currency Creek Arboretum

Currency Creek Arboretum (CCA) is named after the nearby geographical feature and town of Currency Creek in South Australia. CCA is being developed as a specialist eucalypt (Angophora, Eucalyptus and Corymbia) arboretum with its main purpose being research into Australia's most dominant natural group of plants, the eucalypts.Currency Creek Arboretum - Eucalypt Research

See also

• South Australian wine

External links

• Currency Creek, South Australia is at coordinates 35°26′53″S 138°46′01″E / -35.448, 138.767Coordinates: 35°26′53″S 138°46′01″E / -35.448, 138.767
• Headstones of the Currency Creek cemetery
• Currency Crek at Manning Index of South Australian history
• Currency Creek wine region at Wine Australia

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