Hobsons Bay

Hobsons Bay is a bay in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. Hobsons Bay is the northernmost part of Port Phillip. It is adjacent to the Melbourne suburbs of Port Melbourne and Williamstown. The Yarra River flows into Hobsons Bay.

Hobsons Bay
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club 1864 Map of Hobson Bay, the Yarra River and Melbourne Town - Admiralty Chart
Hobsons Bay Location in Victoria
Hobsons Bay is located north of Williamstown and south of Melbourne, within Port Phillip
Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Coordinates	37°51′17″S 144°56′09″E[1]
Primary inflows	Yarra River
Primary outflows	Port Phillip
Basin countries	Australia
Frozen	never
Settlements	Port Melbourne; Williamstown

Hobsons bay is named after William Hobson who led the surveying party in Port Philip Bay.

Hobsons Bay and Melbourne from Sandridge Lookout, looking Across Hobsons Bay towards Port Melbourne (previously Sandridge)

Melbourne skyline from Hobsons Bay

Beaches

Beaches adjoining the bay are Sandridge Beach (in Port Melbourne), Port Melbourne Beach (in Port Melbourne), South Melbourne Beach (in Albert Park), West Beach (in St Kilda West) and St Kilda Beach (in St Kilda).

See also

• City of Hobsons Bay
• Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail
• Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company

References

1. "Hobsons Bay (VIC)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.