Nepean Bay

This article is about the bay in South Australia. For the associated locality, see Nepean Bay, South Australia.

Nepean Bay
Nepean Bay Location in South Australia
Location	Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Coordinates
Type	Bay
Basin countries	Australia
Max. length	.
Max. width
Max. depth
Islands	Busby Islet, Beatrice Islets
Settlements	Kingscote Cygnet River Brownlow KI Nepean Bay American River Baudin Beach Island Beach

Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia and about south-south-west of Adelaide. It was named by Matthew Flinders after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March 1802.

Extent & description

Nepean Bay lies between Point Marsden and Kangaroo Head on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island facing into Investigator Strait. Nepean Bay itself includes the following minor coastal inlets from west to east - Bay of Shoals, Western Cove, Eastern Cove and Pelican Lagoon.

European discovery

Matthew Flinders named Nepean Bay after Sir Evan Nepean, First Secretary to the Admiralty, on 21 March 1802.

Ports and other settlements

Settlements on its shores include Kingscote, Brownlow KI and Nepean Bay on the shores of Western Cove, and American River, Baudin Beach and Island Beach on the shores of Eastern Cove.

Protected areas

Protected areas located within and adjoining the bay’s extent include:

• Aquatic reserves - American River.
• Conservation parks - Beatrice Islet, Busby Islet, Cygnet Estuary, Nepean Bay and Pelican Lagoon.
• Marine parks - Encounter Marine Park

See also

• Nepean (disambiguation)