Maupertuis Bay

Maupertuis Bay
Maupertuis Bay
Location in South Australia
Location Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Coordinates 35°59′46″S 136°39′36″E / 35.996°S 136.66°E / -35.996; 136.66Coordinates: 35°59′46″S 136°39′36″E / 35.996°S 136.66°E / -35.996; 136.66[1]
Type Bay
Primary inflows Rocky River
Basin countries Australia

Maupertuis Bay (French: Baie Maupertuis) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south-west of Kangaroo Island. The bay forms the mouth of Rocky River which rises from within a catchment located in both the Flinders Chase National Park and the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area.[2]

Maupertuis Bay was named after mathematician and philosopher Pierre Louis Maupertuis by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin.[3]

On 24 April 1899, the Scottish barque Loch Sloy was shipwrecked off the coast from Maupertuis Bay[4] resulting in the death of all but three crew and passengers.

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References

  1. ↑ "Search result for " Maupertuis Bay (Bay)" (Record no. SA0043518) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Groundwater - surface water interactions on Kangaroo Island, Progress report 1: Rocky River shallow piezometer drilling program" (PDF). WaterConnect. Government of South Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "The discovery and exploration of Australia". australia for everyone. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wreck of the Loch Sloy". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 May 1899. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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