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Port Lincoln is a city on the lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located approximately 280 km (straight line – 646 km by road) from the State's capital city of Adelaide. The city is reputed to have the most millionaires per capita in Australia.〔http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/swimming-with-bluefin-tuna-lucrative-starter/2008/04/24/1208743153757.html〕 The town claims to be the "Seafood Capital of Australia".〔(City of Port Lincoln website ) (Retrieved 2013-12-01)〕 ==History== The Eyre Peninsula has been home to Aboriginal people for thousands of years, with the Nauo (south western Eyre), Barngarla (eastern Eyre), Wirangu (north western Eyre) and Mirning (far western Eyre) being the predominant original cultural groups present at the time of the arrival of Europeans. (Tindale 1974 in DEH 2004a; SATC 1999). British naval explorer Matthew Flinders discovered Boston Bay on 26 February 1802. He named the body of water, Port Lincoln, in honour of his place of birth, Lincoln.〔 〕 A proposal by Centrex Metals to export iron ore through an expanded facility at the existing Port Lincoln wharf was approved by the South Australian Government c. Oct 2009.〔(Pt Lincoln ore exports win approval – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) )〕 The proposal was abandoned by the company following strong public opposition. The chief public concern was the potential harm that spillage or dust plumes might cause to the profitability or reputation of the region's dominant seafood industry.〔ABC West Coast SA ("Port fishermen protest against mineral exports" ) (2008-06-13)〕〔(Company defends Lincoln ore export plan – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Port Lincoln」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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