Cowell is a coastal town on Franklin Harbor on the
eastern side of the Eyre Peninsula, in South
Australia on the Lincoln Highway 111 km south of
the major town of Whyalla. Cowell is 493 km by
road from Adelaide.

Franklin Harbor is a natural harbour 49 km² in
area with a channel to the sea just 100 metres
wide.

The town of Cowell is the major population centre
of the District Council of Franklin Harbour, and the
centre of an agricultural district, farming wheat
and sheep.