Tumby Bay

English

Etymology

The bay was originally named by Matthew Flinders after Tumby in Lincolnshire. The town of Tumby Bay was named Tumby until 1984.

Proper noun

Tumby Bay

  1. A bay and town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
  2. A local government area in this area of South Australia; in full, the District Council of Tumby Bay.
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