| Sleaford Bay | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sleaford Bay, ca 1935 | |
  Sleaford Bay Location in South Australia | |
| Location | Eyre Peninsula, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°53′54″S 135°46′02″E / 34.898337°S 135.76709°E[2] |
| Type | Bay |
| Etymology | Sleaford, Lincolnshire[3] |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Designation | Marine park[2] |
| Max. length | about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi)[4] |
| Max. width | about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)[4] |
| Max. depth | about 53 metres (174 ft)[4] |
| Islands | one[5] |
| Settlements | Sleaford[2] Lincoln National Park[2] |
Sleaford Bay is a bay located in the Australian state of South Australia on the southern coast of Eyre Peninsula. It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders in 1802.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
bwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d e "Search result for "Sleaford Bay, BAY" with the following datasets selected – "NPW and Conservation Reserve Boundaries", "State Marine Park Network", "Suburbs and Localities" and "Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Manning, Geoffrey. "Place Names of South Australia - Sleaford Bay". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b c South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (DMH) (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, p. chart 34, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
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