Waterhouse Island (Tasmania)
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Waterhouse Island ([1]) is a small island off the north-east coast of Tasmania, Australia.
The island is named after captain Henry Waterhouse of the Reliance. Nicholas Baudin stopped at the island in 1802 mistakenly thinking the name meant fresh water could be found there, which was not the case.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Waterhouse Island page at Geoscience Australia
- ^ The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, by Ernest Scott, available freely at Project Gutenberg
