Baudin Island (Shark Bay)
  Baudin Island (Shark Bay) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E / 26.51500°S 113.65000°ECoordinates: 26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E / 26.51500°S 113.65000°E |
| Area | 0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi) |
| Country | |
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Australia | |
| Territory | Western Australia |
- Not to be confused with the island with the same name on the Kimberley (WA) coast
Baudin Island is a small island (20ha, 50acres) in Henri Freycinet Harbour, the southern part of Shark Bay in Western Australia.
The island was named after the French explorer Nicolas Baudin who passed through the region.[1][2][3]
It is also a reserve with the name Baudin Island Nature Reserve within the Shark Bay Marine Park and Shark Bay World Heritage area.
See also
Map of the Shark Bay region
References
- ↑ Horner, F. B. (Frank Benson) (1987). In The French reconnaissance : Baudin in Australia 1801-1803. Melbourne University Press, 1987, Carlton, Vic
- ↑ Toft, Klaus (2002). In The navigators : Flinders vs Baudin : the race between Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin to discover the fabled passage through the middle of Australia. Duffy & Snellgrove, Potts Point, N.S.W ISBN 1-876631-60-0
- ↑ Fornasiero, F. J. (F. Jean) & Monteath, Peter & West-Sooby, John & Wakefield Press (2004). In Encountering Terra Australis : the Australian voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders. Wakefield Press, Kent Town, S. Aust ISBN 1-86254-625-8
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