Israelite Bay
Israelite Bay is a bay and locality on the south coast of Western Australia.
| Israelite Bay Western Australia | |
|---|---|
Israelite Bay | |
| Coordinates | 33°36′36″S 123°52′34″E / 33.61°S 123.876°E |
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] |
| Postcode(s) | 6452 |
| Area | 2,098.5 km2 (810.2 sq mi) |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance |
Situated in the Shire of Esperance local government area, it lies east of Esperance and the Cape Arid National Park, within the Nuytsland Nature Reserve and the Great Australian Bight.[3] Point Malcolm is about 25 km (16 mi) west of Israelite Bay,[4] and there is a long sandy beach there.[5]
Climate data was recorded at Israelite Bay from 1885 to 1927, and it is frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker.[6]
It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s.[7][8] It was also a location serviced by the W.A. Government State Steamship Service, the South Coast Service, in the early 1900s.[9]
The Eastern Group, the eastern-most islands of the Recherche Archipelago, identified by Matthew Flinders in January 1802,[10] is offshore of Israelite Bay.[11]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Israelite Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Israelite Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Israelite Bay". Explore Parks WA. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "SLSA Beachsafe". SLSA Beachsafe. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Site name: Israelite Bay". Climate Data Sites. Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Campbell, R. McK. (1995). Israelite Bay Post Office and Telegraph Station. Perth, W.A.: National Trust.
- ^ Considine & Griffiths Architects (September 2004). "Israelite Bay Post and Telegraph Station : a ruin stabilised". Trust News. National Trust of Australia (W.A.): 10–12.
- ^ Garratt, Dena; Western Australian Museum. Department of Maritime Archaeology; Western Australian Maritime Museum (1994), Israelite Bay Jetty : maritime heritage site inspection report, W.A. Maritime Museum, retrieved 24 July 2018
- ^ Morgan, Kenneth (2016). Matthew Flinders, Maritime Explorer of Australia. London: Bloomsbury. p. 81. ISBN 9781441149107. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ (PDF). Environmental Defenders Office Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008.
Further reading edit
- Esperance Council (1984) Israelite Bay management plan. Esperance, W.A : Esperance Shire Council