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Baudin Island (Shark Bay)

Baudin Island is a small island (20ha, 50acres) in Henri Freycinet Harbour, the southern part of Shark Bay in Western Australia.

Baudin
Baudin
Baudin Island (Shark Bay)
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E / 26.51500°S 113.65000°E / -26.51500; 113.65000
Area0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
TerritoryWestern 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 edit

 
Map of the Shark Bay region

References edit

  1. ^ Horner, F. B. (Frank Benson) (1987). In The French reconnaissance : Baudin in Australia 1801-1803. Melbourne University Press, 1987, Carlton, Vic
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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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