Investigator Strait
Body of water in South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Investigator Strait is a body of water in South Australia lying between the Yorke Peninsula, on the Australian mainland, and Kangaroo Island. It was named by Matthew Flinders after his ship, HMS Investigator, on his voyage of 1801–1802. It is bordered by the Gulf St Vincent in the northeast.
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Location | Australia |
Coordinates | 35.4°S 137.6°E / -35.4; 137.6 |
Basin countries | Australia |
Max. length | 135.3 km (84.1 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 48 km (30 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 6,100 km2 (2,400 sq mi)[2] |
Average depth | 34 m (112 ft)[2] |
Max. depth | 75 m (246 ft)[2] |
Islands | Althorpes Chinamans Hat Haystack Seal |
Settlements | Marion Bay, Stenhouse Bay, Cape Jervis, Stokes Bay, Emu Bay |
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