D'Estrees Bay

This article is about the bay in South Australia. For the associated locality, see D'Estrees Bay, South Australia.

D'Estrees Bay (French: Baie D'Estrees) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island about 39 kilometres (24 miles) south of Kingscote, the Island's principal centre.

D'Estrees Bay
D'Estrees Bay Location in South Australia
Location	Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Coordinates	35°55′00″S 137°39′02″E[1]
Type	Bay
Basin countries	Australia
Max. length	14 km (8.7 mi)[2]
Max. depth	27 m (89 ft)[2]
Settlements	Haines D'Estrees Bay[1]

D’Estrees Bay was named in 1803 by Peron and Freycinet of the Baudin expedition to Australia after Victor-Marie d'Estrées, a Marshal of France.^[1][3]

The bay extends from Point Tinline in the south west to Point Reynolds in the north east,^[2] with the beach being sandy and accessible for most of the bay's length.

The western side of the bay contains a settlement consisting of “single detached dwellings and recreation facilities for holiday makers and permanent residents.”^[4]

The land at the bay's south west end is currently part of the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park.^[4]

Shipwrecks

On the night of 25 November 1853 the steamer Osmanli, Captain Corbett, returning to Adelaide from Melbourne, struck a reef and sank in D'Estrees Bay. Some sixty persons were aboard, and all made it safely to shore in the boats, but passenger Morris Marks lost a quantity of gold.^[5]

See also

• Estrées (disambiguation)

References

1. "Search result for "D'Estrees Bay (Bay)" (Record no SA0017650) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
2. 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, pp. Chart11, ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
3. Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. p. 119. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
4. "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council, Consolidated – 20 February 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 127 and 329–333. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
5. "Wreck of the Osmanli Steamer in D'Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Island". South Australian Register. South Australia. 30 November 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove.