Guichen Bay

Guichen Bay
The Robe Obelisk
Guichen Bay Location in South Australia
Location	Limestone Coast, South Australia
Coordinates	37°7′14″S 139°45′58″E / 37.12056°S 139.76611°E / -37.12056; 139.76611[1]
Type	Bay
Basin countries	Australia
Max. length	6 km (3.7 mi)[2]
Max. width	3.4 km (2.1 mi)[2]
Max. depth	11.3 m (37 ft)[2]
Settlements	Robe

Guichen Bay, (locally

Guichen Bay lies between Cape Thomas at its northern extremity and Cape Dombey at its southern extremity on the south-east coast of South Australia. The east side of the bay which runs for a distance of about 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) to the south of Cape Thomas is formed by a sandy beach known as Long Beach. The bay’s south shore consists of ‘rocky points and sandy bays’ with ‘drying rocks extend a short distance offshore’. Within the bay, the water depth ranges from 9.1 m (30 ft) to 11 m (36 ft) over a large part of the bay.^[3] A rocky point known as Boatswain Point projects south for a distance of about 0.75 nautical miles (1.39 km; 0.86 mi) to the east southeast of Cape Thomas while at the south end of the bay, there is a rocky point known as Robe Point.^[2][4]

A number of

The Bungandidj people were living in the Robe region prior to the arrival of Europeans.

The bay was first charted in 1802 by

In the 1830s, Bungandidj woman "Black Maggie" was the first indigenous inhabitant encountered by European men, probably whalers, sealers or sailors visiting the area several years before the South Australian province was proclaimed or settled by Europeans.[8]

Ports and other settlements

Robe is the sole settlement and port in Guichen Bay. Its infrastructure consists of a jetty and a marina complete with a protective breakwater.^[4][6]

Protected areas

The following

References

• Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia,
  ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
• 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,
  ISBN 978-0-7243-7603-2
• National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) (1994). Small Coastal Parks of the South East Management Plan (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia.
  ISBN 978-0-7308-4651-2
  . Retrieved 29 July 2014.