D'Estrees Bay

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D'Estrees Bay
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D'Estrees Bay
Location in South Australia
Location Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Coordinates 35°55′00″S137°39′02″E / 35.91656209°S 137.65046840°E / -35.91656209; 137.65046840 Coordinates: 35°55′00″S137°39′02″E / 35.91656209°S 137.65046840°E / -35.91656209; 137.65046840 [1]
Type Bay
Basin  countries Australia
Max. length14 km (8.7 mi) [2]
Max. depth27 m (89 ft) [2]
Settlements Haines
D'Estrees Bay [1]

D'Estrees Bay (French : Baie D'Estrees) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island about 39 kilometres (24 miles) south of Kingscote, the Island's principal centre.

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D’Estrees Bay was named in 1803 by Peron and Freycinet of the Baudin expedition to Australia after Victor-Marie d'Estrées, a Marshal of France. [1] [3]

The bay extends from Point Tinline in the south west to Point Reynolds in the north east, [2] with the beach being sandy and accessible for most of the bay's length.

The western side of the bay contains a settlement consisting of “single detached dwellings and recreation facilities for holiday makers and permanent residents.” [4]

The land at the bay's south west end is currently part of the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park. [4]

Shipwrecks

On the night of 25 November 1853 the steamer Osmanli , Captain Corbett, returning to Adelaide from Melbourne, struck a reef and sank in D'Estrees Bay. Some sixty persons were aboard, and all made it safely to shore in the boats, but passenger Morris Marks lost a quantity of gold. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search result for "D'Estrees Bay (Bay)" (Record no SA0017650) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 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. Chart11, ISBN   978-0-7243-7603-2
  3. ↑ Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. p. 119. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council, Consolidated – 20 February 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 127 and 329–333. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wreck of the Osmanli Steamer in D'Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Island". South Australian Register . South Australia. 30 November 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove.
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