False Bay, South Australia

This article is about the bay in South Australia. For the adjoining locality, see False Bay, South Australia (locality). For other uses, see False Bay (disambiguation).

False Bay
False Bay is located in South Australia
False Bay
False Bay
Location in South Australia
LocationSpencer Gulf, South Australia
Coordinates32°59′13″S 137°38′45″E / 32.98694°S 137.64583°E / -32.98694; 137.64583[1]
TypeBay
Basin countriesAustralia

The False Bay is an 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) wide south-southeasterly facing bay in South Australia's upper Spencer Gulf region. It extends from the Whyalla steelworks at the southern end to Black Point at the eastern end. It features very wide, low gradient tidal, sand and salt flats which are up to 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide. Five very low energy, rarely visited beaches are accessible to the public. The two boundary beaches are accessible by vehicles from the Port Bonython Road while the central three are surrounded by salt and tidal flats and tidal creeks. False Bay's beaches are not patrolled but are rated among the state's least hazardous.[2]

  1. ^ "False Bay (SA)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Beachsafe.org.au > False Bay. Accessed 2014-04-1