Stokes Bay (South Australia)
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  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[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 and Cape Cassini about 7 nautical miles (13 km) to the east.[2][3] 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
- ^ a b "Search result for "Stokes Bay" (BAY) (Record Number SA0064691)". Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Resources. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) (2010). Pub175, Sailing directions (enroute) north, west, and south coast of Australia (PDF) (10th ed.). National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. p. 205. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Stokes Bay, Nomenclature". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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