Explore Vivonne Bay, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Vivonne Bay, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Vivonne Bay, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Vivonne Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Vivonne Bay.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Vivonne Bay |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Kangaroo Island Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -35.98243 |
| Longitude | 137.11074 |
| Population | 72 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 134.4 km² |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Postcode | 5223 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 179 km southwest |
Vivonne Bay is a locality in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 72. The locality covers an area of 134.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 179 km southwest of Adelaide. Vivonne Bay is located at 35.9824°S, 137.1107°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5223. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Vivonne Bay unfurls along a coastline where the Southern Ocean asserts its might, a place of raw, untamed beauty. It lies 160.1 km south-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 233°T), and is situated 57.9 km south-west of Kingscote. The sand, a pale, almost pearlescent white, stretches in a generous sweep, meeting the restless turquoise of the water in a constant, frothy embrace. Behind the beach, the land rises gently, a mosaic of hardy coastal scrub, wind-sculpted mallee, and the occasional sentinel of a salt-tolerant gum, their branches reaching out like weathered hands against the vast, indifferent sky. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the subtle, earthy scent of dry eucalyptus, a constant reminder of the island's wild heart. Even on the calmest days, a murmur of surf is always present, a deep, resonant hum that underscores the quietude of the bay.
This stretch of coast, once known to the local Indigenous people as ‘Langara’ – meaning ‘place of the long beach’ – became a point of interest for early European explorers and later, for those seeking sustenance from its waters. The harbour at Vivonne Bay, though not a deepwater port, has long been a haven for fishing boats, its economy intrinsically linked to the bounty of the surrounding seas. For many decades, the whiting fishing industry was a cornerstone of Vivonne Bay's identity, and the catch, renowned for its quality, found its way to markets far inland. Today, while commercial fishing continues, tourism has grown to become a significant element, drawing visitors to the bay for its pristine beaches, excellent surf breaks, and the promise of encountering the island's unique wildlife, from the ubiquitous wallabies to the rarer echidnas that rustle in the undergrowth. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a golden hue over the dunes and the shimmering sea, a fleeting enchantment that speaks of the enduring, elemental spirit of Vivonne Bay.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Vivonne Bay, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Vivonne Bay, in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Vivonne Bay includes the postcode (5223), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Kangaroo Island Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Vivonne Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |