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]
  Baudin Baudin Island (Shark Bay) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E / 26.51500°S 113.65000°E |
| Area | 0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| Territory | Western Australia |
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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References
edit- ^ 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 1-876631-60-0
- ^ 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
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