James Kelly Basin

James Kelly Basin is a bay inside Port Davey in South West Tasmania, in the Southwest National Park. It lies below Davey Head (346m), and opens into Payne Bay, a northern arm of Port Davey that is west of Bathurst Harbour. It was named after James Kelly, an early explorer of the Tasmanian coastline.[1][2]

A similar named feature in Macquarie Harbour to the north on the West Coast, and not to be confused is called Kelly Basin.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "James Kelly".
  2. ^ "Kelly, James (1791–1859)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

43°16′S 145°53′E / 43.267°S 145.883°E / -43.267; 145.883