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Baudin Island (Shark Bay)

Coordinates: 26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E / 26.51500°S 113.65000°E / -26.51500; 113.65000
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Baudin
Baudin is located in Western Australia
Baudin
Baudin
Baudin Island (Shark Bay)
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E / 26.51500°S 113.65000°E / -26.51500; 113.65000
Area0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi)
Administration
Australia
TerritoryWestern Australia

Baudin Island is a small island (20 hectares or 49 acres) in Henri Freycinet Harbour, the southern part of Shark Bay in Western Australia. The island was 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 Marine Park and Shark Bay World Heritage area.

See also

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Map of the Shark Bay region

References

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  1. ^ Horner, F. B. (Frank Benson) (1987). In The French reconnaissance : Baudin in Australia 1801-1803. Melbourne University Press, 1987, Carlton, Vic
  2. ^ 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 1-876631-60-0
  3. ^ 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 1-86254-625-8