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Twofold Bay is an open oceanic embayment〔 that is located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The bay was named by George Bass, for its shape of two bights. The northern bight is called Calle Calle Bay; while the southern bight is known as Nullica Bay. The bay is also known for the "Killers of Eden", the killer whales which helped a group of whalers in their search for other whales. The best-known of these was Old Tom whose skeleton is preserved in Eden's local museum. ==Location and features== Located near the town of Eden, Twofold Bay is approximately to the north of the border between Victoria and New South Wales. The bay is fed from the Nullica River and Towamba River that both flow into Nullica Bay. The catchment area of the bay is with a volume of over a surface area of , at an average depth of ; making the bay reputedly the third deepest natural harbour in the Southern Hemisphere. Close to North Head is a conspicuous islet, Mewstone Rock. About south of the islet is Red Point which forms the southern headland of the bay.〔 Eden and the Port of Eden are located in the bay. The historical town of Boydtown is located to the west of the bay, located on Boydtown Beach which stretches south from the mouth of the Nullica River. Local waters including Twofold Bay is recognized as one of twelve coastal aggregation areas for Southern Right Whales in Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Twofold Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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