Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is the entrance to the Derwent River estuary and the port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. It is bordered by Bruny Island to the west and the Tasman Peninsula to the east.
The first European to reach Storm Bay was Abel Tasman in 1642.
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Notes: 1with the name still in use in either original or Anglicised version · 2Named by the Dutch, but a Portuguese name · Many names have been Anglicised; (for these the original Dutch name appears in brackets)
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Coordinates: 43°08′S 147°32′E / 43.14°S 147.53°E / -43.14; 147.53
