Hardwicke Bay

Hardwicke Bay
Hardwicke Bay
Location in South Australia
LocationSpencer Gulf, South Australia
Coordinates34°44′21.24″S 137°20′17.48″E / 34.7392333°S 137.3381889°E / -34.7392333; 137.3381889
TypeBay
EtymologyEarl of Hardwicke
Part ofSpencer Gulf
Basin countriesAustralia
DesignationMarine Parks:
Eastern Spencer Gulf
Southern Spencer Gulf
Max. lengthabout 45 km (28 mi)
(north-south)
Max. widthabout 33 km (21 mi)
(NE-SE)
Max. depth29 m (95 ft)
IslandsWardang
SettlementsCorny Point, The Pines, Point Turton, Hardwicke Bay, Bluff Beach, Port Rickaby, Port Victoria
(settlements listed from south-west to north east)

Hardwicke Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula in Spencer Gulf.