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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%8A%D9%85" title="الخليج الأسترالي العظيم – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الخليج الأسترالي العظيم" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Badea_Australiana" title="Gran Badea Australiana – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Gran Badea Australiana" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6y%C3%BCk_Avstraliya_k%C3%B6rf%C9%99zi" title="Böyük Avstraliya körfəzi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Böyük Avstraliya körfəzi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A4%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%A9_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="بؤیوک اوسترالیا کؤرفزی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بؤیوک اوسترالیا کؤرفزی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%BE_%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D2%A1%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%8B%D2%93%D1%8B" title="Оло Австралия ҡултығы – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Оло Австралия ҡултығы" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%90%D1%9E%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%9E" title="Вялікі Аўстралійскі заліў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вялікі Аўстралійскі заліў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%90%D1%9E%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Вялікая Аўстралійская затока – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вялікая Аўстралійская затока" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Голям Австралийски залив – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Голям Австралийски залив" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Badia_Australiana" title="Gran Badia Australiana – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Gran Badia Australiana" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight" title="Great Australian Bight – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Great Australian Bight" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velk%C3%BD_australsk%C3%BD_z%C3%A1liv" title="Velký australský záliv – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Velký australský záliv" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneufor_Mawr_Awstralia" title="Geneufor Mawr Awstralia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Geneufor Mawr Awstralia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australske_Bugt" title="Australske Bugt – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Australske Bugt" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fe_Australische_Bucht" title="Große Australische Bucht – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Große Australische Bucht" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suur_Austraalia_laht" title="Suur Austraalia laht – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Suur Austraalia laht" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B5%CE%B3%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Μεγάλος Αυστραλιανός Κόλπος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μεγάλος Αυστραλιανός Κόλπος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Bah%C3%ADa_Australiana" title="Gran Bahía Australiana – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Gran Bahía Australiana" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granda_A%C5%ADstralia_Golfego" title="Granda Aŭstralia Golfego – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Granda Aŭstralia Golfego" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australiako_Badia_Handia" title="Australiako Badia Handia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Australiako Badia Handia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="خلیج بزرگ استرالیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="خلیج بزرگ استرالیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Baie_australienne" title="Grande Baie australienne – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Grande Baie australienne" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutte_Australyske_Bocht" title="Grutte Australyske Bocht – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Grutte Australyske Bocht" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Ba%C3%ADa_Australiana" title="Gran Baía Australiana – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Gran Baía Australiana" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B7%B8%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8%EC%98%A4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%B8%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%BC%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84%EB%A7%8C" title="그레이트오스트레일리아만 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="그레이트오스트레일리아만" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%BE%D5%BD%D5%BF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%AE_%D5%AE%D5%B8%D6%81" title="Ավստրալիական մեծ ծոց – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ավստրալիական մեծ ծոց" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veliki_australski_zaljev" title="Veliki australski zaljev – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Veliki australski zaljev" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Australia_Besar" title="Teluk Australia Besar – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Teluk Australia Besar" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%B3ri-%C3%81stral%C3%ADufl%C3%B3i" title="Stóri-Ástralíuflói – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Stóri-Ástralíuflói" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Baia_Australiana" title="Grande Baia Australiana – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Grande Baia Australiana" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A7%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94" title="ავსტრალიის დიდი ყურე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ავსტრალიის დიდი ყურე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%AE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D1%88%D1%8B%D2%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B" title="Үлкен Австралия шығанағы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Үлкен Австралия шығанағы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hori_Kuu_ya_Australia" title="Hori Kuu ya Australia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Hori Kuu ya Australia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D1%87%D0%BE%D2%A3_%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%83%D2%A3%D1%83" title="Австралия чоң булуңу – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Австралия чоң булуңу" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Sinus_Australianus" title="Magnus Sinus Australianus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Magnus Sinus Australianus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lielais_Austr%C4%81lijas_l%C4%ABcis" title="Lielais Austrālijas līcis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" 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colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="line-height: 1.2; border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg/250px-Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg/375px-Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg/500px-Great_Australian_Bight_Limits.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="5250" data-file-height="4320" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Limits of the <b>Great Australian Bight</b> (in red as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization, in green by the Australian Hydrographic Service).</div></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data region"><a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Geographical coordinates">Coordinates</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Great_Australian_Bight&params=33_S_130_E_type:waterbody_region:AU_region:AU"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°S</span> <span class="longitude">130°E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33°S 130°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-33; 130</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-gazateerWA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gazateerWA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gazateerSA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gazateerSA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Body_of_water#Waterbody_types" title="Body of water">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data category">Oceanic <a href="/wiki/Bight_(geography)" title="Bight (geography)">bight</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Discharge_(hydrology)" title="Discharge (hydrology)"><span title="Primary outflows: rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflows</span></a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> (in Australia, considered part of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">Basin</a> countries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface area</th><td class="infobox-data">45,926 km<sup>2</sup> (17,732 sq mi)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Great Australian Bight</b> is a large <a href="/wiki/Ocean" title="Ocean">oceanic</a> <a href="/wiki/Bight_(geography)" title="Bight (geography)">bight</a>, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern <a href="/wiki/Coast" title="Coast">coastline</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mainland_Australia" title="Mainland Australia">mainland Australia</a>. </p><p>There are two definitions for its extent—one by the <a href="/wiki/International_Hydrographic_Organization" title="International Hydrographic Organization">International Hydrographic Organization</a> (IHO) and another by the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Hydrographic_Service" title="Australian Hydrographic Service">Australian Hydrographic Service</a> (AHS). The bight is generally considered part of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>, although the AHS classifies it as part of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a>. Its coastline is characterized by cliff faces and rocky capes, making it an ideal location for whale-watching. </p><p>This oceanic feature was first encountered by European explorers in 1627, and was accurately charted by English navigator <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Flinders" title="Matthew Flinders">Matthew Flinders</a> in 1802. The Great Australian Bight came into existence about 50 million years ago when the <a href="/wiki/Supercontinent" title="Supercontinent">supercontinent</a> <a href="/wiki/Gondwana" title="Gondwana">Gondwana</a> broke apart, separating <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> from <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>. </p><p>The Bight's waters are highly <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity" title="Biodiversity">biodiverse</a>, especially in <a href="/wiki/Zooplankton" title="Zooplankton">zooplankton</a>, due to specific ocean currents. However, more research is needed to fully understand the region's complex ecosystems and the potential impacts of human activities, such as resource extraction. <a href="/wiki/Southern_bluefin_tuna" title="Southern bluefin tuna">Southern bluefin tuna</a> are a popular fishing target in the Bight, and there have been attempts to explore the area for oil and gas since the 1960s. However, these proposals have faced significant opposition due to the potential environmental impacts. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extent">Extent</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Extent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg/230px-Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg/345px-Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg/460px-Australia.A2002231.0145.250m_NASA_Nullarbor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5800" data-file-height="4400" /></a><figcaption>The Great Australian Bight south of the <a href="/wiki/Nullarbor" class="mw-redirect" title="Nullarbor">Nullarbor</a>. Credit Jacques Descloitres, Visible Earth, <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Two definitions of the extent are in use – one used by the <a href="/wiki/International_Hydrographic_Organization" title="International Hydrographic Organization">International Hydrographic Organization</a> (IHO) and the other used by the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Hydrographic_Service" title="Australian Hydrographic Service">Australian Hydrographic Service</a> (AHS). </p><p>The IHO defines the Great Australian Bight as having the following limits:<sup id="cite_ref-iho_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iho-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote> <p><i>On the North.</i> The south coast of the Australian mainland. </p><p><i>On the South.</i> A line joining <a href="/wiki/West_Cape_Howe" title="West Cape Howe">West Cape Howe</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Great_Australian_Bight&params=35_08_S_117_37_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°08′S</span> <span class="longitude">117°37′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.133°S 117.617°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-35.133; 117.617</span></span></span></a></span></span>) Australia to <a href="/wiki/South_West_Cape_(Tasmania)" title="South West Cape (Tasmania)">South West Cape</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a>. </p><p><i>On the East.</i> A line from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Otway" title="Cape Otway">Cape Otway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> to <a href="/wiki/King_Island_(Tasmania)" title="King Island (Tasmania)">King Island</a> and thence to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Grim" title="Cape Grim">Cape Grim</a>, the northwest extreme of Tasmania. </p> </blockquote> <p>The AHS defines the bight with a smaller area, from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Pasley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Pasley (page does not exist)">Cape Pasley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Carnot" title="Cape Carnot">Cape Carnot</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a> - a distance of 1,160 kilometres (720 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-ahs_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahs-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Much of the bight lies due south of the expansive <a href="/wiki/Nullarbor_Plain" title="Nullarbor Plain">Nullarbor Plain</a>, which straddles South Australia and Western Australia. The <a href="/wiki/Eyre_Highway" title="Eyre Highway">Eyre Highway</a> passes close to the cliffs of the bight between the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Bight" title="Head of the Bight">Head of the Bight</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eucla" class="mw-redirect" title="Eucla">Eucla</a>. </p><p>Outside of Australia, the Great Australian Bight is generally considered part of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The AHS considers it to be part of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a>, using the expanded Australian definition used for this ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-ahs_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahs-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IHO in its Limits of Oceans and Seas (both the currently in-force 1953 edition<sup id="cite_ref-iho_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iho-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 2002 never-approved draft) includes the bight with the Indian Ocean, while <a href="/wiki/Bass_Strait" title="Bass Strait">Bass Strait</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Sea" title="Tasman Sea">Tasman Sea</a> are included by IHO with the South Pacific Ocean in the 2002 draft. In the 1953 edition, IHO includes Bass Strait as part of the Indian Ocean. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A176,_Nullarbor_National_Park,_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park,_Australia,_2007.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/A176%2C_Nullarbor_National_Park%2C_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park%2C_Australia%2C_2007.JPG/220px-A176%2C_Nullarbor_National_Park%2C_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park%2C_Australia%2C_2007.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/A176%2C_Nullarbor_National_Park%2C_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park%2C_Australia%2C_2007.JPG/330px-A176%2C_Nullarbor_National_Park%2C_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park%2C_Australia%2C_2007.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/A176%2C_Nullarbor_National_Park%2C_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park%2C_Australia%2C_2007.JPG/440px-A176%2C_Nullarbor_National_Park%2C_Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park%2C_Australia%2C_2007.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Great Australian Bight Marine Park, 2007</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coastline">Coastline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coastline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area around Cape Pasley is an eastern outcrop of the ancient crystalline rocks of the <a href="/wiki/Yilgarn_Craton" title="Yilgarn Craton">Yilgarn Craton</a>. From there the coast curves north-eastwards, with an escarpment parallel to the coast. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Israelite_Plain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Israelite Plain (page does not exist)">Israelite Plain</a> lies between the escarpment, here called the Wylie Scarp, and the shore, with a chain of coastal lagoons behind coastal dunes. As the coast turns eastwards the escarpment meets the shore, creating the <a href="/wiki/Baxter_Cliffs" title="Baxter Cliffs">Baxter Cliffs</a> which extend for 200 km (120 mi). Near <a href="/wiki/Cocklebiddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Cocklebiddy">Cocklebiddy</a> the escarpment curves inland again. Here the <a href="/wiki/Roe_Plains" title="Roe Plains">Roe Plains</a> extends for about 300 km (190 mi) along the coast, reaching about 35 km (22 mi) inland at their widest point. There are extensive dunefields near the shore, some bare of vegetation, and others stabilized by coastal strand vegetation, shrubland, and mallee woodland. Near <a href="/wiki/Eucla" class="mw-redirect" title="Eucla">Eucla</a> and the Western Australia–South Australia border the escarpment reaches the coast again, and the <a href="/wiki/Bunda_Cliffs" title="Bunda Cliffs">Bunda Cliffs</a> or Nullarbor Cliffs extend for 220 km (140 mi) to <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Bight" title="Head of the Bight">Head of the Bight</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-James_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-James-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At Head of the Bight the escarpment turns inland to the northeast. The coastline of the western <a href="/wiki/Eyre_Peninsula" title="Eyre Peninsula">Eyre Peninsula</a> is characterised by rocky capes, bays, and islands, including <a href="/wiki/Fowlers_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Fowlers Bay">Fowlers Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Smoky Bay">Smoky Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Streaky_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Streaky Bay">Streaky Bay</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Nuyts_Archipelago" title="Nuyts Archipelago">Nuyts Archipelago</a>. The coastline is formed from <a href="/wiki/Aeolianite" class="mw-redirect" title="Aeolianite">aeolianite</a> limestone. Waves and currents have formed beaches and dunes from eroded aeolianite sand. The southern Eyre peninsula is an outcrop of the granitic <a href="/wiki/Gawler_Craton" title="Gawler Craton">Gawler Craton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bourman_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bourman-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_exploration">History and exploration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History and exploration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Great Australian Bight was first encountered by European explorers in 1627 when Dutch navigator <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Thijssen" title="François Thijssen">François Thijssen</a> sailed along its western margins. The coast was later first accurately charted by the English navigator <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Flinders" title="Matthew Flinders">Matthew Flinders</a> in 1802, during his <a href="/wiki/Circumnavigation" title="Circumnavigation">circumnavigation</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australia_(continent)" title="Australia (continent)">Australian continent</a>. A later land-based survey was accomplished by the English explorer <a href="/wiki/Edward_John_Eyre" title="Edward John Eyre">Edward John Eyre</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Natural_history">Natural history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Natural history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg/220px-The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg/330px-The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg/440px-The_Great_Australian_Bight.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Great Australian Bight 2015</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Great_South_Australian_Coastal_Upwelling_System" title="Great South Australian Coastal Upwelling System">Great South Australian Coastal Upwelling System</a></div> <p>The bight came into existence when <a href="/wiki/Gondwana" title="Gondwana">Gondwana</a> <a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Australia" title="Geology of Australia">broke apart and separated</a> <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> from Australia around 50 million years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The coastline of the Great Australian Bight is characterised by cliff faces (up to 60 metres or 200 feet high), surfing beaches and rock platforms, ideal for <a href="/wiki/Whale-watching" class="mw-redirect" title="Whale-watching">whale-watching</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is a popular activity during the southern hemisphere winter, when increasing numbers of <a href="/wiki/Southern_right_whale" title="Southern right whale">southern right whales</a> migrate to the region from their summer feeding grounds in the Antarctic. The whales come to the Bight region, especially to the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_Bight" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of Bight">Head of Bight</a>, to calve and breed, and do not feed until they return to the Antarctic.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their numbers were severely depleted by whaling, particularly during the 19th century, but have since recovered to some extent.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Nullarbor_Plain" title="Nullarbor Plain">Nullarbor Plain</a>, which borders much of the length of the Bight's coastline, is a former seabed, uplifted during the <a href="/wiki/Miocene" title="Miocene">Miocene</a>. Consisting of limestone, it is very flat, and has an arid or semi-arid climate with very little rainfall, and high summer temperatures and high evaporation rates. It has no surface drainage, but has a <a href="/wiki/Karst" title="Karst">karst</a> drainage system through cave formation in the underlying limestone. North of the Nullarbor lies the <a href="/wiki/Great_Victoria_Desert" title="Great Victoria Desert">Great Victoria Desert</a>, which has an <a href="/wiki/Endorheic_basin" title="Endorheic basin">internal drainage system</a> terminating in numerous small <a href="/wiki/Salt_lake_(geography)" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt lake (geography)">salt lakes</a>. </p><p>The lack of <a href="/wiki/Surface_runoff" title="Surface runoff">surface runoff</a> and terrestrial nutrients results in the relatively shallow waters of the Great Australian Bight being generally low in nutrients, and therefore <a href="/wiki/Oligotroph" title="Oligotroph">oligotrophic</a>, compared with many other <a href="/wiki/Continental_shelf" title="Continental shelf">continental shelves</a> which support major <a href="/wiki/Ocean_fisheries" title="Ocean fisheries">fisheries</a>. Seasonal upwelling of deep ocean water along the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Eyre_Peninsula" title="Eyre Peninsula">Eyre Peninsula</a> in the eastern part of the Bight brings nutrients to the surface waters, with the resulting fertility creating an important marine hotspot. </p><p>The waters of the Great Australian Bight are highly biodiverse, particularly in zooplankton, due to a particular series of ocean currents. A literature review undertaken by SARDI (South Australian Research and Development Institute) on the <a href="/wiki/Benthic_zone" title="Benthic zone">Benthic Protection Zone</a> of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park in 2003 states: "Upwelling events during summer and autumn produce cool patches of surface water along the coast of the southern Eyre Peninsula. These patches contain elevated nutrient concentrations and support enhanced levels of primary productivity. High densities of zooplankton to the northwest of the patches indicate that the prevailing southeasterly winds transport the products of this enhanced biological production into the central GAB. These plankton communities support the highest densities of small planktivorous fishes, including sardine and anchovy, in Australian waters. Juvenile southern bluefin tuna (SBT) migrate into the GAB annually to feed on these rich pelagic resources."<sup id="cite_ref-LitReview_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LitReview-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the nutrients are swept up from the deep water ocean floor and pushed in towards the coast, the food chain is injected with a massive influx of the bottom rung. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG/220px-Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG/330px-Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG/440px-Cliff_overlooking_sea_-_Great_Australian_Bight_Commonwealth_Marine_Reserve.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Cliff overlooking Commonwealth Marine Reserve</figcaption></figure> <p>There is not enough known about the full scope of species that dwell in or migrate to the Great Australian Bight, so more studies are required. "The Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) classification suggests that high biodiversity in the GAB may be explained by the presence of temperate species with eastern and western affinities, as well as “tropical stragglers” from northern regions. However, patterns of diversity vary between taxa. Mangroves are poorly represented due to the lack of estuaries. Seagrasses are confined mainly to sheltered bays and the lees of reefs and islands due to the frequent disturbance of inshore habitats by large swells. In contrast, the macroalgal assemblage of the GAB is one of the world's most diverse and includes >1200 species. Over 90% of species in most invertebrate groups are endemic to southern Australia, but the proportion that is confined to the GAB is unknown."<sup id="cite_ref-LitReview_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LitReview-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is still much research needed to fully understand the complex ecosystems of the Great Australian Bight and how any resource extraction or other human activity may affect them. The Literature review also states: "Approximately 370 of the 600 fish species that occur in southern Australia have been recorded in SA. Several species, including the <a href="/wiki/Coastal_stingaree" title="Coastal stingaree">coastal stingaree</a> (<i>Urolophus orarius</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Crested_threefin" class="mw-redirect" title="Crested threefin">crested threefin</a> (<i>Trinorfolkia cristata</i>), are restricted to South Australia and occur in the GAB. The patterns of distribution and abundance of fishes in the GAB are poorly understood."<sup id="cite_ref-LitReview_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LitReview-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are some clear findings from the review, "The GAB provides critical habitat for two species of marine mammals that are recognised internationally as being priorities for conservation. The <a href="/wiki/Right_whale" title="Right whale">southern right whale</a> (<i>Eubalaena australis</i>), which is listed as ‘endangered’ under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, breeds at the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_Bight" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of Bight">Head of Bight</a> during winter. The <a href="/wiki/Australian_sea_lion" title="Australian sea lion">Australian sea lion</a> (<i>Neophoca cinerea</i>), which is endemic to Australia and is currently listed as “near threatened”, breeds in small colonies along the cliffs of the GAB."<sup id="cite_ref-LitReview_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LitReview-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These marine mammals require this habitat to remain in existence, which has been recognised by Australian law. </p><p>One location on the bight that is specifically oriented towards the understanding of the natural history on its coastline is the <a href="/wiki/Eyre_Bird_Observatory" title="Eyre Bird Observatory">Eyre Bird Observatory</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_conditions">Current conditions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Current conditions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Economically, the Bight has been exploited over many years as part of the fishing, whaling and shellfish industries. <a href="/wiki/Southern_bluefin_tuna" title="Southern bluefin tuna">Southern bluefin tuna</a> have been a favoured target of fishing in the Bight. </p><p>Exploration for oil and gas in the Great Australian Bight first began in the late 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several oil majors — <a href="/wiki/BP" title="BP">BP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Statoil" class="mw-redirect" title="Statoil">Statoil/Equinor</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chevron_Corporation" title="Chevron Corporation">Chevron</a> — proposed plans to drill exploration wells in the southern part of the area from 2017 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 11 October 2016, BP withdrew its plans to explore the area stating that it was not competitive and did not align with BP's strategic goals.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposal to explore in the bight was the focus of community opposition.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Wilderness_Society_(Australia)" title="The Wilderness Society (Australia)">The Wilderness Society</a> showed that a worst-case scenario leak of oil could have a catastrophic effect on the southern coastline of Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Australian Senate commenced an inquiry into oil or gas production in the Great Australian Bight on 22 February 2016. The committee was reestablished on 13 September 2016 following the Australian Federal Election.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2017, Chevron withdrew from the project,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it returned alongside BP in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though the <a href="/wiki/National_Offshore_Petroleum_Safety_and_Environmental_Management_Authority" title="National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority">National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority</a> approved exploration plans in late 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Equinor withdrew from the project in February 2020, citing profitability reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The settlements existing along the coastline of the bight, such as <a href="/wiki/Ceduna,_South_Australia" title="Ceduna, South Australia">Ceduna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eucla" class="mw-redirect" title="Eucla">Eucla</a> have facilities to access the bight. Some other locations on the Eyre Highway or located on the Nullarbor do not have facilities or easy access. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_National_Park" title="Great Australian Bight Marine National Park">Great Australian Bight Marine National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park" title="Great Australian Bight Marine Park">Great Australian Bight Marine Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park_(2017)" title="Great Australian Bight Marine Park (2017)">Great Australian Bight Marine Park (2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park_(Commonwealth_waters)" title="Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth waters)">Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth waters)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight_Marine_Park_Whale_Sanctuary" title="Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary">Great Australian Bight Marine Park Whale Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_South_Australian_Coastal_Upwelling_System" title="Great South Australian Coastal Upwelling System">Great South Australian Coastal Upwelling System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Southern_Reef" title="Great Southern Reef">Great Southern Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Australia_border" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Australia border">Western Australia - South Australia Border</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_High" title="Australian High">Great Australian Bight High</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Periodicals Division, West Australian Newspapers. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-909699-11-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-909699-11-9">0-909699-11-9</a> (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0140147)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Great_Australian_Bight&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070702235742/http://www.tep.com.au/nationalparks/np_bight.htm">Great Australian Bight Marine Park - Eyre Peninsula</a>- the South Australian portion of the park</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external 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title="Archipelago Sea">Archipelago Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_Sea" title="Argentine Sea">Argentine Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baffin_Bay" title="Baffin Bay">Baffin Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balearic_Sea" title="Balearic Sea">Balearic Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Biscay" title="Bay of Biscay">Bay of Biscay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bothnian_Bay" title="Bothnian Bay">Bay of Bothnia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Campeche" title="Bay of Campeche">Bay of Campeche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Fundy" title="Bay of Fundy">Bay of Fundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bothnian_Sea" title="Bothnian Sea">Bothnian Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" title="Caribbean Sea">Caribbean Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Sea" title="Celtic Sea">Celtic Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Channel" 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