Storm Bay

Storm Bay
Storm Bay Location in Tasmania
Location	Southeast Tasmania
Coordinates	43°10′12″S 147°26′24″E / 43.17000°S 147.44000°E / -43.17000; 147.44000Coordinates: 43°10′12″S 147°26′24″E / 43.17000°S 147.44000°E / -43.17000; 147.44000
Primary inflows	River Derwent
Primary outflows	Tasman Sea
Ocean/sea sources	South Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Australia
Frozen	never
Islands	Bruny
Settlements	Hobart
References	[1]

The Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east region of Tasmania, Australia.

The bay is the river mouth to the Derwent River estuary and serves as the main port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. The bay is bordered by Bruny Island to the west and the Tasman Peninsula to the east; with its outflow to the Tasman Sea, and thereafter to the South Pacific Ocean.

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

See also

• Geography of Tasmania

References

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)