Baudin Island, Shark Bay
Baudin
Baudin Island, Shark Bay (Western Australia)
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| Geography |
| Location |
Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates |
26°30′56″S [Decimal Degrees −26.51542°] 113°40′5″E [Decimal Degree 113.6681°] |
| Country |
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Australia
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| Territory |
Western Australia |
- Not to be confused with an island with the same name on the Kimberley (WA) coast of the same name
Baudin Island is an island in Henri Freycinet Harbour the Shark Bay region of Western Australia 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 World Heritage area.
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 1876631600
- ^ 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 1862546258