Meanings
- A peninsula on the coast of South Australia.
- A local government area in South Australia covering most of the peninsula; in full, Yorke Peninsula Council.
Origin
Named after Charles Philip Yorke by Matthew Flinders.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Yorke Peninsula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorke%20Peninsula
“Yorke Peninsula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yorke%20Peninsula. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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