Discovery Bay (Australia)

Discovery Bay (Australia)

Discovery Bay is a wide bay lying along the coast of eastern South Australia and western Victoria in south-eastern Australia. Facing the Southern Ocean, it extends from Cape Northumberland, near Port MacDonnell, South Australia, some 70 km to Cape Bridgewater, 20 km west of Portland in western Victoria. The Glenelg River enters the bay near the town of Nelson. The bay was named by explorer Thomas Mitchell when he came down the river on 20 August 1836.[1][2]

Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park adjoins the bay In South Australia, while the Victorian section of the coast is protected in the Discovery Bay Coastal Park. The waters at the eastern end of the bay, adjacent to Cape Bridgewater, are protected by the Discovery Bay Marine National Park.

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Notes

  1. ^ Mitchell (1838).
  2. ^ Bird (2006).

Sources

Coordinates: 38°03′S 140°52′E / 38.05°S 140.867°E / -38.05; 140.867



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