Head of the Bight (also called Head of Bight) is a
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a na ...
located in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, 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 o ...
at the most northern extent of the
Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a large oceanic bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.
Extent
Two definitions of the extent are in use – one used by the International Hydrog ...
.
Flora and fauna
Southern right whale
It is one of two locations on
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
's south coast where
southern right whale
The southern right whale (''Eubalaena australis'') is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus ''Eubalaena''. Southern right whales inhabit oceans south of the Equator, between the latitudes of 20 ...
s come to calve during their winter migration, the other being located off of Point Anne in Western Australia's
Fitzgerald River National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park is a national park in the Shires of Ravensthorpe and the Jerramungup in Western Australia, southeast of Perth. The park is recognised on Australia's National Heritage List for its outstanding diversity of nativ ...
.
Protected area status
The waters within the Head of the Bight are located within the
Far West Coast Marine Park
Far West Coast Marine Park is a marine park in South Australia. The park is within state waters, about from the state capital of Adelaide.
The land around Far West Coast Marine Park is very much flat, bordered by the Nullarbor Plain to the north ...
.
The land around Head of the Bight is part of
Yalata Indigenous Protected Area
The Yalata Indigenous Protected Area is an Indigenous Protected Area in South Australia. It has an area of 4643.97 km2.UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Yalata from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 25 May 2022/ref>
T ...
.
See also
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Whale watching in Australia
Notes
External links
Whale Watching At Head Of Bight, official government tourism site
Bays of South Australia
Coastline of South Australia
Great Australian Bight
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