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Geographe Bay

Coordinates:33°35′S115°15′E / 33.58°S 115.25°E /-33.58; 115.25
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Bay in south-west of Western Australia

Geographe Bay at sunset, looking towardsCape Naturaliste

Geographe Bay is in thesouth-west of Western Australia, around 220 kilometres (140 mi) southwest ofPerth.

The bay was named in May 1801 byFrench explorerNicolas Baudin, after his ship,Géographe.[1]: 57  It is a wide curve of coastline extending fromCape Naturaliste past the towns ofDunsborough andBusselton, ending near the city ofBunbury. Protected from the rough seas of theIndian Ocean by Cape Naturaliste (named afterNaturaliste),[1] which makes it a popular destination for recreational boaters, the bay is extremely shallow, limiting the entrance of large ships. To alleviate this problem the two-kilometre-long (1.2 mi)Busselton Jetty, the longest in theSouthern Hemisphere, was built.

Royal Australian Navy frigateHMAS Swan was sunk in the bay off the town of Dunsborough on 14 December 1997, for use as adive wreck. The bay also attractswhale watchers, who see it as an alternative toFlinders Bay, and the north-west part of the bay is the location of a number ofsurf breaks.

The environment of the drainage systems into the bay, and the bay itself have attracted research and studies.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^abF. Peron;L. Freycinet (1809).A Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Hemisphere: Performed by Order of the Emperor Napoleon during the Years 1801, 1802, and 1804. London: Richard Phillips.OCLC 6521670.OL 6948659M.Wikidata Q128790983.
  2. ^Coastal Zone Inquiry (Australia); Western Australia. Department of Planning and Urban Development; Australia. Resource Assessment Commission; Western Australia. Coastal Management Co-ordinating Committee; Meridian Environmental (1993),Western Australian case study report : study area: Geographe Bay, The Commission,ISBN 978-0-644-28610-7
  3. ^Geographe Bay Land and Sea Conference (1994 : Busselton, W.A.); Geographe Bay Advisory Committee (W.A.) (1994),Geographe Bay Land and Sea Conference 1994, The Committee,archived from the original on 31 August 2021, retrieved28 November 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^Western Australia. Ministry for Planning; Geographe Bay Advisory Committee (1995),Geographe Bay integrated catchment management strategy (draft) : guidelines for people managing Geographe Bay and its catchment area, Western Australian Planning Commission,ISBN 978-0-7309-5357-9

Further reading

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  • Edward Duyker François Péron: An Impetuous Life: Naturalist and Voyager, Miegunyah/MUP, Melb., 2006,ISBN 978-0-522-85260-8,
  • Fornasiero, Jean; Monteath, Peter and West-Sooby, John.Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, Kent Town, South Australia, Wakefield Press, 2004.ISBN 1-86254-625-8
  • Frank Horner, The French Reconnaissance: Baudin in Australia 1801–1803, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1987ISBN 0-522-84339-5.
  • Marchant, Leslie R.French Napoleonic Placenames of the South West Coast, Greenwood, WA. R.I.C. Publications, 2004.ISBN 1-74126-094-9
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