Twofold Bay | |
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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 (11,814.8×10 6 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]