Israelite Bay, Western Australia

Israelite Bay (33°36′36″S 123°52′34″E / 33.61°S 123.876°E, postcode: 6452) is a bay and locality on the south coast of Western Australia - frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker – it does not have a climate record.

Situated in the Shire of Esperance local government area, it lies east of Esperance - and where the western end of the Great Australian Bight commences.

It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s.[1] [2]

The eastern island group of the Recherche Archipelago is near Israelite Bay.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, R. McK.(1995) Israelite Bay Post Office and Telegraph Station Perth, W.A.National Trust
  2. ↑ Considine, Phil Griffiths.(2004) Israelite Bay Post and Telegraph Station : a ruin stabilised. Trust news (National Trust of Australia (W.A.), Sept. 2004, p.10-12
  3. ↑ Map

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