Eagle Bay (Western Australia)
| Eagle Bay | ||
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 Aerial view of Rottnest Island - Eagle Bay is in the left front corner of the picture. |
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Land mass | Rottnest Island | |
| Geographical location | 32 ° 1 '9.7 " S , 115 ° 27' 14.9" O | |
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| length | 200 m | |
Eagle Bay (German: Adlerbucht ) is a bay on the island of Rottnest Island in the Australian state of Western Australia .
geography
The bay is 200 meters wide and opens to the north-west. It is the second westernmost bay on the island; to the west is only the smaller Fish Hook Bay . To the east is Mable Cove. Kings Head is between Eagle Bay and Mable Cove . 470 meters to the west is the Cathedral Rocks , a collection of rocks in the water. The bay has a sandy beach.
Events
In November 2015, a diver drowned in the bay. When the skipper of a leisure ship went overboard at sea and drowned, it crashed uncontrollably against the rocks of the bay at the end of December 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diver found dead at Rottnest Island's Eagle Bay Perth Now (English). Published on November 23, 2015, last accessed April 21, 2017
- ↑ Adrift boat washes Onto rocks at Rottnest in big seas, hours after fatal accident , on 26 December, on Perth Now. Retrieved April 24, 2017