Maupertuis Bay (French: Baie Maupertuis) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south-west coastline of Kangaroo Island.[1]
| Maupertuis Bay | |
|---|---|
  Maupertuis Bay Location in South Australia | |
| Location | Flinders Chase, South Australia[1] |
| Coordinates | 35°59′46″S 136°39′36″E / 35.996°S 136.66°E[1] |
| Type | Bay |
| Primary inflows | Rocky River |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 13 kilometres (8.1 mi)[2] |
| Max. width | about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)[2] |
| Average depth | 30–60 metres (98–197 ft)[2] |
It faces to the south-west and extends for a distance of about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from an unnamed headland in the north-west to Cape du Couedic in the south-east.[2] Its coastline is located within the locality of Flinders Chase.[1]
Rivers draining into the bay includes the Rocky River which rises from within a catchment located in both the Flinders Chase National Park and the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area.[3]
Maupertuis Bay was named after mathematician and philosopher Pierre Louis Maupertuis by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin.[4]
On 24 April 1899, the Scottish barque Loch Sloy was wrecked off the coast from Maupertuis Bay[5] resulting in the deaths of all but three of its 32 crew and passengers.
Since 2012, the waters of the bay have been located within a "habitat protection zone" with the Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is managed by the Government of South Australia.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d "Search results for "Maupertuis Bay, Bay" with the following datasets selected – 'Surface Water Catchments', 'NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries', 'State Marine Park Network Zoning', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d The Waters of South Australia. Port Adelaide: Department of Marine and Harbors, Government of South Australia. 1985. p. chart 14. ISBN 0-7243-7603-8.
- ^ "Groundwater - surface water interactions on Kangaroo Island, Progress report 1: Rocky River shallow piezometer drilling program" (PDF). WaterConnect. Government of South Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "The discovery and exploration of Australia". australia for everyone. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Wreck of the Loch Sloy". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 May 1899. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. 2012. pp. 3, 5 & map 04. Retrieved 30 June 2019.