Loveday Bay is an inlet in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

located at the south-eastern end of Lake Alexandrina on the west coast of the Narrung Peninsula. It is located within the locality of Narrung. The bay has a subsidiary inlet on its south coast which is known as Salt Lagoon which includes the protected area, the

Salt Lagoon Islands Conservation Park Salt Lagoon Islands Conservation Park is a protected area covering two islands and some adjoining waters in Salt Lagoon at the south east extent of Lake Alexandrina in South Australia about south-west of Narrung. It was declared for its sig ...

. It was named after early South Australian government surveyor

Richard John Loveday Richard John Loveday (1818–1883) was a government surveyor during the early settlement of South Australia. Loveday was born near London on 19 December 1818. He was a lance corporal in the Royal Sappers and Miners, serving in Ireland and subse ...

. The indigenous name for the head of ''Loveday Bay'' was ''Ngiakkung''. The southern end of the bay was traditionally used as a meeting place for intertribal trade. A jetty was built in Loveday Bay in 1923 and was demolished in 1949.

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{{Bays of South Australia, state=collapsed Bays of South Australia Murray River