Rivoli Bay

Rivoli Bay
772 metres (2,533 ft) long jetty at Beachport
Rivoli Bay is located in South Australia
Rivoli Bay
Rivoli Bay
Location in South Australia
LocationLimestone Coast, South Australia
Coordinates37°31′00″S 140°04′12″E / 37.516594°S 140.070026°E / -37.516594; 140.070026[1]
TypeBay
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length11.5 km (7.1 mi).[2]
Max. width4 km (2.5 mi)[2]
Max. depth16.5 m (54 ft)[2]
IslandsPenguin Island
SettlementsBeachport
Southend

Rivoli Bay (French: Baie de Rivoli) is a bay located on the south-east coast of the Australian state of South Australia, about 311 kilometres (193 miles) south-southeast of the state capital of Adelaide and about 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest by west of the regional centre of Mount Gambier. It was named in 1802 by the Baudin expedition of 1800–03 after André Masséna, the Duke of Rivoli and Marshal of France. It is one of four 'historic bays' located on the South Australian coast.

  1. ^ "Search results for 'Rivoli Bay' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 3, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2