| Twofold Bay | |
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 Looking from Eden across Twofold Bay to wood chip supplies. | |
  Twofold Bay Location of Twofold Bay in New South Wales | |
| Location | South Coast, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 37°03′55″S 149°54′04″E / 37.06528°S 149.90111°E[1] |
| Type | An open oceanic embayment[2] |
| Primary inflows | Towamba River, Nullica River |
| Primary outflows | Tasman Sea, South Pacific Ocean |
| Catchment area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Surface area | 30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 10.9 m (36 ft) |
| Water volume | 334,559 megalitres (11,814.8×106 cu ft) |
| Frozen | never |
| Settlements | Eden |
| Website | NSW Environment & Heritage |
Twofold Bay is an open oceanic embayment[2] that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The bay was named by George Bass, for its shape of two bights.[3] The northern bight is called Calle Calle Bay;[4] while the southern bight is known as Nullica Bay, derived from Nalluccer, the original Aboriginal name for Twofold Bay.[5]
The bay is also known for the "Killers of Eden", the killer whales that helped a group of whalers in their search for other whales. The best-known of these was Old Tom, whose skeleton is preserved in Eden's local museum.[6]
- ^ "Twofold Bay (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Roy, P. S; Williams, R. J; Jones, A. R; Yassini, I; et al. (2001). "Structure and Function of South-east Australian Estuaries". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 53 (3): 351–384. Bibcode:2001ECSS...53..351R. doi:10.1006/ecss.2001.0796.
- ^ Estensen, Miriam (2005). The Life of George Bass. Allen and Unwin. p. 82. ISBN 1-74114-130-3.
- ^ "Eden: a natural paradise" (PDF). Tourism Guide. visiteden.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ Robinson, George Augustus; Clark, Ian D (2014). Travels of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate.
- ^ Wellings, H. P. (1996). Eden and Twofold Bay: Discovery, Early History and Points of Interest 1797-1965 (Second ed.). ISBN 0-646-29410-5.