Head of the Bight
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| File:Great Australian Bight.jpg A panorama of Head of the Bight | |
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| Location | South Australia |
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| Type | Bay |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Head of the Bight (also called Head of Bight) is a bay located in South Australia at the most northern extent of the Great Australian Bight.
Flora and fauna
[edit | edit source]Southern right whale
[edit | edit source]It is one of two locations on Australia's south coast where southern right whales come to calve during their winter migration,[2][3] the other being located off of Point Anne in Western Australia's Fitzgerald River National Park.[4][5][6]
Protected area status
[edit | edit source]The waters within the Head of the Bight are located within the Far West Coast Marine Park.[7] The land around Head of the Bight is part of Yalata Indigenous Protected Area.
See also
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External links
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