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Seal Bay (South Australia)

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Type
  
Bay

Islands
  
Nobby Islet

Basin countries
  
Australia

Island
  
Nobby Islet

Seal Bay (South Australia)

Location
  
Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Max. length
  
about 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi)

Seal Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island about 164 kilometres (102 mi) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the municipal seat of Kingscote.

Map of Seal Bay, South Australia, Australia

The name ‘Seal Bay’ refers to the section of coastline associated with both the visitor facilities and the prohibited areas located within the Seal Bay Conservation Park.

The name was gazetted in 1992 after being in use since at least the 1950s.

Protected areas located within the bay’s extent include the Seal Bay Aquatic Reserve and the South Kangaroo Island Marine Park.

References

Seal Bay (South Australia) Wikipedia