| Rivoli Bay | |
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 772 metres (2,533 ft) long jetty atBeachport | |
  Rivoli Bay Location inSouth Australia | |
| Location | Limestone Coast,South Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°31′00″S140°04′12″E / 37.516594°S 140.070026°E /-37.516594; 140.070026[1] |
| Type | Bay |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Max. length | 11.5 km (7.1 mi).[2] |
| Max. width | 4 km (2.5 mi)[2] |
| Max. depth | 16.5 m (54 ft)[2] |
| Islands | Penguin Island |
| Settlements | Beachport Southend |
Rivoli Bay (French:Baie de Rivoli) is abay located on the south-east coast of the Australian state ofSouth Australia, about 311 kilometres (193 miles) south-southeast of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest by west of the regional centre ofMount Gambier. It was named in 1802 by theBaudin expedition of 1800–03 afterAndré Masséna, the Duke of Rivoli and Marshal of France. It is one of four 'historic bays' located on the South Australian coast.
Rivoli Bay lies between Glenns Point or Cape Martin[citation needed] at its northwestern extremity andCape Buffon at its southeastern extremity, on the south-east coast of South Australia. The central part of the bay is described as "obstructed by numerous reefs, rocky patches, and shoals and is dangerous for navigation" and as having "a sandy beach". A small island namedPenguin Island of 16 metres (52 feet) height is located immediately adjacent to Cape Martin.[2][3]
Rivoli Bay is one of four bays on the South Australian coast considered by theAustralian Government to be a "historic bay" under theSeas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 and was proclaimed as such in 1987 and again in 2006 and in 2016, with the result that the mouth of the bay is on theterritorial seas baseline and the waters within the bay areinternal waters as per the definition used inUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.[4][5][6]
Navigation aids are located at both ends of the bay, with a lighthouse known as theCape Martin Lighthouse on the north headland near Cape Martin and a light on the south headland at Cape Buffon.[2][7][8]
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Rivoli Bay was named in 1802 byPeron andFreycinet of the Baudin expedition of 1800-03 afterAndré Masséna, the Duke of Rivoli and Marshal of France.[1][9]
A shore-based whaling station operated in Rivoli Bay[where?] from the late 1830s and into the 1840s.[10] It was initially operated byWilliam Dutton and theHenty family, who were associated with bay whaling atPortland Bay.
Australian sea lions were hunted in Rivoli Bay for their skins in the 1870s.[11]
The following twosettlements are located on its shores:Beachport andSouthend. Both settlements have port infrastructure consisting of jetties.[2]
The followingprotected areas adjoin the bay's extent: theCanunda National Park and thePenguin Island Conservation Park.[12][13]
Australian places named by French explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries | ||
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| South Australia |
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| Western Australia | ||
Only places with the name still in use in either the original oranglicised version are listed above. Many names have been anglicised; for these the original French name appears in brackets. | ||
Coastal bays andinlets ofSouth Australia | |||
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| West coast | |||
| Spencer Gulf | |||
| Investigator Strait | |||
| Kangaroo Island south and west coasts | |||
| Gulf St Vincent | |||
| Backstairs Passage | |||
| South east coast | |||
| Mainland |
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