Mount Benson Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Mount Benson" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 18 March 1997 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.

Source maps for locating GI area boundaries:

Jaffa topographical map 1:50,000 
Map sheet 6824 - III; Second Edition 
Issued under authority of the Minister of Lands. 
Prepared under the direction of the Surveyor General 
Aerial Photography, Survey S.A. 2638, July 1981 
Photolithography, D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, 1982

Kingston topographical map 1:50,000 
Map sheet 6824 - II; Second Edition 
Issued under authority of the Minister of Lands. 
Prepared under the direction of the Surveyor General 
Aerial Photography, Survey S.A. 2638 & 2639, January 1981 
Photolithography, D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, 1985

Robe topographical map 1:50,000 
Map sheet 6823 - I & PT IV; Second Edition 
Issued under authority of the Minister of Lands. 
Prepared under the direction of the Surveyor General 
Aerial Photography, Survey S.A. 2200, 2207 & 2208, February 1978 
Photolithography, D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, 1981

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Mount Benson" is located within the zone Limestone Coast within the State of South Australia, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is located at the coastline located at Map Grid Reference UE818101 (Topographical Map Jaffa 6824 - III). Proceed thence generally east following the vehicular track to the unsealed road to the sealed road at Grid Reference UE838102 then east north east to the intersection of the Kingston sealed road and the unsealed road at the Map Grid Reference UE864108. Proceed thence generally south to the intersection of the unsealed roads located at Map Grid Reference UE864104. Proceed thence generally east following the unsealed road to the edge of the map at Map Grid Reference (139º45') UE888104. Move to Map (Topographical Map Kingston 6824 - II) at Map Grid Reference(139º45') UE887104. Proceed thence generally east following the unsealed road crossing over the Kingston - Robe (Alt 1) highway located at Map Grid Reference UE945107 and following the unsealed road to the vehicular track at Map Grid Reference UE965107 and continue east until reaching the 'T' intersection of the vehicular tracks at Map Grid Reference VE022107. Proceed thence generally south along the vehicular track until it meets the unsealed road at Map Grid Reference VE022084. Proceed thence south in a straight line reaching the intersection of unsealed roads at Map Grid Reference VE023075. Proceed thence generally south following the unsealed road to the vehicular track at Map Grid Reference VE022055 and then to the edge of the map at Map Grid Reference VE023045. Move to Map (Topographical Map Robe 6823 - I & PT IV) at Map Grid Reference VE023045. Proceed thence generally south following the vehicular track until reaching the intersection of the vehicular track and two unsealed roads at Map Grid Reference VE023008. Proceed thence in a straight line along unsealed road generally south until reaching Ross Quarry Road at Map Grid Reference VE023993. Proceed thence generally south west following Ross Quarry Road until reaching the intersection of Ross Quarry Road and Dairy Range Road at Map Grid Reference VE033981. Proceed thence generally west south west following Dairy Range Road until reaching the intersection of Dairy Range Road and the unsealed road at Map Grid Reference VE023979. Proceed thence generally south following the unsealed road to the vehicular track at Map Grid Reference VE023969. Proceed thence along the vehicular track in a straight line generally south to Map Grid Reference VE023948, then continue in a straight line to Spot Elevation 8 at Map Grid Reference VE023944. Proceed then in a straight line generally south west until reaching the gate at the intersection of the unsealed road and the vehicular track at Map Grid Reference VE001927. Proceed thence generally south following the vehicular track and then generally west along the vehicular track until reaching the intersection of the vehicular track and Long Island Road at Map Grid Reference UE988912. Proceed thence generally south south west along the unsealed road until reaching the intersection of Shamrock Road and the unsealed road at Map Grid Reference UE984903. Proceed thence generally north west along Shamrock Road until reaching the intersection of Shamrock Road and Main South Eastern Road at Map Grid Reference UE944924. Proceed thence generally north along Main South Eastern Road until reaching Map Grid Reference UE939958. Proceed thence in a straight line generally south west until reaching the Mount Benson Drain at Map Grid Reference UE938957. Proceed south west following the Mount Benson Drain to Map Grid Reference UE937955, then generally west until reaching the coastline at Map Grid Reference UE895956. Proceed thence generally west along the coastline until reaching Cape Thomas at Map Grid Reference UE883960. Proceed thence generally north along the coastline to the edge of the Map (Topographical Map Robe 6823 I & PT IV) at Map Grid Reference UE859044.Move to Map (Topographical Map Jaffa 6824 - III) at Map Grid Reference UE858044. Proceed thence generally north west following the coastline until reaching the beginning point at Map Grid Reference UE818101.