Anxious Bay

Anxious Bay
View of Anxious Bay from mouth of Venus Bay
Anxious Bay
Location in South Australia
LocationEyre Peninsula, South Australia
Coordinates33°19′24″S 134°36′50″E / 33.32333°S 134.61389°E / -33.32333; 134.61389
TypeBay
Basin countriesAustralia
Max. length66 km (41 mi).
Max. width21 km (13 mi)
Max. depth58 m (190 ft)
IslandsWaldegrave Island
Jones Island
Unnamed island, Baird Bay
SettlementsVenus Bay
Baird Bay

Anxious Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 275 kilometres (171 miles) west north-west of Adelaide. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 21 February 1802. It is one of four ‘historic bays' located on the South Australian coast.