Coordinates: 35°37′16.05″S 137°12′02.40″E / 35.6211250°S 137.2006667°E / -35.6211250; 137.2006667

Stokes Bay (South Australia)

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This article is about the bay in the South Australia. For the associated locality, see Stokes Bay, South Australia. For the bay in the United Kingdom, see Stokes Bay.

Stokes Bay
Stokes Bay is located in South Australia
Stokes Bay
Stokes Bay
Location in South Australia
LocationInvestigator Strait, South Australia
Coordinates35°37′16.05″S 137°12′02.40″E / 35.6211250°S 137.2006667°E / -35.6211250; 137.2006667[1]
TypeBay
Etymology"Mr Stokes"[1]
Part ofInvestigator Strait
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. lengthabout 300 metres (980 ft)
(west-east)[2]
Max. widthabout 100 metres (330 ft)
(north-south)[2]
SettlementsStokes Bay

Stokes Bay is a bay in South Australia on the northern coast of Kangaroo Island located about 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of the town of Kingscote.[2] It is described as being the largest of a number of coves located along the coast between Cape Dutton about 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) to the west[3] and Cape Cassini about 7 nautical miles (13 km) to the east.[2] The source of the bay's name is reported as taking its names from "supposedly takes its name from the first mate of the Hartley which arrived in South Australia in October 1837" and is not to be confused with a Henry Stokes (c.1808-1898), a sealer who lived on Kangaroo Island prior to 1836 or a John Stokes who arrived on the island in 1817 and who is reported as residing at Stokes Bay.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Search result for "Stokes Bay" (BAY) (Record Number SA0064691)". Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Resources. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (DMH) (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. chart 22, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
  3. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 217.
  4. ^ "Stokes Bay, Nomenclature". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2016.


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