Stokes Bay (South Australia)

Bay in South Australia

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

Location in South Australia

Location| Investigator Strait, South Australia
Coordinates| 35°37′16.05″S 137°12′02.40″E﻿ / ﻿35.6211250°S 137.2006667°E﻿ / -35.6211250; 137.2006667[1]
Type| Bay
Etymology| "Mr Stokes"[1]
Part of| Investigator Strait
Basin countries| Australia
Max. length| about 300 metres (980 ft)
(west-east)[2]
Max. width| about 100 metres (330 ft)
(north-south)[2]
Settlements| Stokes 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

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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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Kangaroo Island

Major townships|

* American River
* Kingscote
* Parndana
* Penneshaw

Beaches|

* American Beach
* Baudin Beach
* Brown Beach
* D'Estrees Bay
* Emu Bay
* Island Beach
* Nepean Bay
* Vivonne Bay

Coastal features|

| Western end of island|

* Cape Borda
* Cape du Couedic
* Cape Gantheaume
* D'Estrees Bay
* Fides Bluff
* Maupertuis Bay
* Nepean Bay
* Pelican Lagoon
* Point Marsden
* Ravine des Casoars
* Stokes Bay
* Vivonne Bay

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Dudley Peninsula|

* Cape St Albans
* Cape Willoughby
* Kangaroo Head
* Moncrieff Bay
* Pink Bay

Protected areas|

| National parks|

* Flinders Chase

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Conservation parks|

* Baudin
* Beatrice Islet
* Beyeria
* Busby Islet
* Cape Gantheaume
* Cape Willoughby
* Cygnet Estuary
* Dudley
* Kelly Hill
* Lashmar
* Lathami
* Lesueur
* Mount Taylor
* Nepean Bay
* Parndana
* Pelican Lagoon
* Seal Bay
* Seddon
* Simpson
* Vivonne Bay

Marine parks|

* Encounter
* Western Kangaroo Island
* Southern Kangaroo Island

Wilderness Protection Areas|

* Cape Bouguer
* Cape Gantheaume
* Cape Torrens
* Ravine des Casoars
* Western River

Islands adjacent to Kangaroo Island coast|

* Beatrice Islets
* Busby Islet
* Casuarina Islets
* Douglas Rock
* Nobby Islet
* Paisley Islet
* Pelican Lagoon Islets
* Pelorus Islet

Related and uncategorised|

* 2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires
* County of Carnarvon
* Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
* Hundred of Dudley
* Kangaroo Island Council
* Kangaroo Island wine region
* Kingscote Airport
* Middle River Reservoir

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Coastal bays and inlets of South Australia

West coast|

* Anxious
* Baird
* Coffin
* Denial
* Fowlers
* Head of the Bight
* Laura
* Murat
* Sceale
* Sleaford
* Fishery
* Smoky
* Streaky
* Tourville
* Venus

Spencer Gulf|

* Arno
* Blanche Harbor
* False
* Germein
* Hardwicke
* Lipson Cove
* Louth
* Lucky
* Memory
* Moonta
* Pondalowie
* Tumby
* Wallaroo

Investigator Strait|

* Emu
* Marion
* Nepean
* Pelican Lagoon
* Bay of Shoals
* Eastern Cove
* Western Cove
* Smith
* Stenhouse
* Stokes

Kangaroo Island south and west coasts|

* D'Estrees
* Maupertuis
* Moncrieff
* Pink
* Seal
* Vivonne

Gulf St Vincent|

* Aldinga
* Barker Inlet
* Holdfast
* Rapid
* Wool

Backstairs Passage|

* Antechamber
* Cuttlefish

South east coast|

* Discovery (part)
* Racecourse
* Encounter
* Guichen
* Lacepede
* Nora Creina
* Rivoli

Mainland|

| Murray River|

* Loveday

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