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Spencer Gulf

American  
  1. an inlet of the Indian Ocean, in SE South Australia. 200 miles (322 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.


Spencer Gulf British  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Indian Ocean in S Australia, between the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas. Length: about 320 km (200 miles). Greatest width: about 145 km (90 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Federal Court's Justice John Mansfield upheld most of the claim but excluded the town of Port Augusta, the coastal waters below Port Lincoln and the islands of the Spencer Gulf.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2015

The Barngarla people traditionally lived along the north-western shore of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2015

Spencer Gulf is the deepest indentation upon the south coast, and would flood these swamps with permanent water, rendering them not only navigable, but producing a favorable change in the climate.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Spencer Gulf, a deep inlet on the coast of South Australia, 180 m. by 90 m.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Silurian rocks occupy a large area in South Australia, on both sides of Spencer Gulf.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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