Limeburner Point

Limeburner Point is a point on the south coast of Shoal Bay, Princess Royal Harbour, on the south coast of Western Australia near Albany. It is located at 35°5′S 117°54′E / 35.083°S 117.900°ECoordinates: 35°5′S 117°54′E / 35.083°S 117.900°E, just west of the more prominent Limekilns Point.[1]

It was in the vicinity of Limeburner Point that the first known specimens of Cephalotus follicularis (Western Australian Pitcher Plant) were collected by Ferdinand Bauer and William Westall in January 1802.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Limeburner Point". Gazetteer of Australia Online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ↑ Brown, Robert; Vallance, T. G., Moore, D. T. and Groves E. W. (compilers); Orchard, Tony and Wilson, Annette (editors) (2001). Nature's Investigator: The Diary of Robert Brown in Australia, 1801–1805. Canberra: Australian Biographical Resources Study. pp. 105–106. ISBN 0-642-56817-0. See footnote 1 for 31 December 1801, footnote 1 for 1 January 1802, and footnotes 1 and 2 for 2 January 1802.