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Victoria

Tunkallila Beach , east of Porpoise Head, 6 miles east of Cape Jervis and 12 miles NNE of Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island.

Victoria was a built in 1928 and lost on 05/10/1934. Struck rocks in obscured visibility due to dust storm.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationTunkallila Beach , east of Porpoise Head, 6 miles east of Cape Jervis and 12 miles NNE of Cape Willoughby, Kangaroo Island.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1934
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSteel; Struck rocks in obscured visibility due to dust storm.

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Why is Victoria unusual?

Victoria appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Victoria was a built in 1928 and lost on 05/10/1934. Struck rocks in obscured visibility due to dust storm. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

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