Frederick Henry Bay

Frederick Henry Bay
Frederick Henry Bay is located in Tasmania
Frederick Henry Bay
Frederick Henry Bay
Location in Tasmania
Coordinates42°55′26″S 147°36′33″E / 42.924°S 147.609215°E / -42.924; 147.609215
TypeBay
Basin countriesAustralia

Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located to the east of the South Arm Peninsula, and west of the Tasman Peninsula. Towns on the coast of the bay include Lauderdale, Seven Mile Beach, Dodges Ferry and Primrose Sands. The bay is accessible via Storm Bay from the south, and provides further access to Norfolk Bay to its east.

The bay contains Seven Mile Beach on its northern shores, the closest surfing beach to Hobart.[1]

Frederick Henry Bay as seen from Acton Park
  1. ^ Short, Andrew (2006). Beaches of the Tasmanian Coast and Islands. Sydney University Press. p. 125. ISBN 1920898123. Retrieved 29 October 2012.