Storm Bay

Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It is the entrance to the Derwent River estuary and the port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. It is bordered by Bruny Island to the west and the Tasman Peninsula to the east.

The first European to reach Storm Bay was Abel Tasman in 1642.

Australian places named by Dutch explorers in the 17th century1
Queensland
  • Staaten River (Staten Riuier)
  • Carpentaria
Northern Territory
  • Vanderlin Island (Cap Vanderlin)
  • Groote Eylandt
  • Arnhem Land (Arnhems Landt)
  • Crocodile Islands (Cocodrils Eÿlandt)
  • Van Diemen Gulf (Baÿa van-Diemen)
Western Australia
  • Houtman Abrolhos2
  • Rottnest Island (Eyland Rottenest)
  • Swan River (Swarte Swaene-Revier)
South Australia
  • St Francis Island (Eyland St. Francois)
  • St Peter Island (Eyland St. Pierre)
Tasmania
  • Maatsuyker Island (Maetsuickers eylan)
  • Pedra Branca2
  • Storm Bay
  • Maria Island (Marias Eylandt)
  • Schouten Island (Schoute Eylandt)
  • Notes: 1with the name still in use in either original or Anglicised version
  • 2Named by the Dutch, but a Portuguese name
  • Many names have been Anglicised; (for these the original Dutch name appears in brackets)

Coordinates: 43°08′S 147°32′E / 43.14°S 147.53°E / -43.14; 147.53


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    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)