Hardwicke Bay
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This article is about the bay in South Australia. For the associated locality, see Hardwicke Bay, South Australia.
Hardwicke Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula in Spencer Gulf.
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Hardwicke Bay | |
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Location in South Australia | |
Location | Spencer Gulf, South Australia |
Coordinates | 34°44′21.24″S 137°20′17.48″E[1] |
Type | Bay |
Etymology | Earl of Hardwicke[2] |
Part of | Spencer Gulf |
Basin countries | Australia |
Designation | Marine Parks: Eastern Spencer Gulf[3] Southern Spencer Gulf[4] |
Max. length | about 45 km (28 mi) (north-south)[5] |
Max. width | about 33 km (21 mi) (NE-SE)[5] |
Max. depth | 29 m (95 ft)[5] |
Islands | Wardang |
Settlements | Corny Point, The Pines, Point Turton, Hardwicke Bay, Bluff Beach, Port Rickaby, Port Victoria (settlements listed from south-west to north east) |
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