Maupertius Bay - SA

  Bay,Inlet,Cove

Position

DEG: -35.964588 136.653793
DMS: 35º 57' 52.52" S 136º 39' 13.66" E
UTM: 53 H 6018715mN 649126mE
Altitude: 7.8m

Description

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5223
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Information

Maupertuis Bay is located on the south-west of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The bay forms the mouth of Rocky River which rises from within Flinders Chase National Park.
Maupertuis Bay was named after mathematician and philosopher Pierre Louis Maupertuis by the French explorer Nicolas Baudin.
On 24 April 1899, the Scottish barque Loch Sloy was shipwrecked off the coast from Maupertuis Bay resulting in the death of all but three crew and passengers.
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Closest Weather Station

Cape Borda at 25/10:30am CDT
Distance from Maupertius Bay 23.88km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
16.9°C16.2°C84%14.2°C1013.9hPa0.0mmWNW11km/hr
6knots
17km/hr
9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Stenhouse Bay
Distance from Maupertius Bay 80.37km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C25.024.923.220.918.516.315.516.218.119.822.023.1
Mean Min. °C16.717.115.914.012.010.19.19.310.311.613.715.0
Mean Rain mm12.915.322.927.251.573.164.958.645.430.722.017.0

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