Stokes Bay (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; 137.2006667Coordinates: 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 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

1 2 "Search result for "Stokes Bay" (BAY) (Record Number SA0064691)". Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Resources. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
1 2 3 4 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.

Kangaroo Island

Major townships

Beaches

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

Dudley Peninsula	Cape St Albans Cape Willoughby Kangaroo Head

Protected areas

National parks	Flinders Chase

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

Aquatic reserves	American River Bales Beach Seal Bay

Wilderness Protection Areas	Cape Bouguer Cape Gantheaume Cape Torrens Ravine des Casoars Western River

Islands adjacent to Kangaroo Island coast

Related and uncategorised

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Commons

Coastal bays and inlets of South Australia

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