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Coordinates: 35°537S 117°5659E / 35.09361°S 117.94972°E / -35.09361; 117.94972
 

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Frenchman Bay
Western Australia
Frenchman Bay is located in Western Australia
Frenchman Bay

Frenchman Bay

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Coordinates35°5′37S 117°56′59E / 35.09361°S 117.94972°E / -35.09361; 117.94972
Postcode(s)6330[1]
Area0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Frenchman Bay is a locality in Western Australia. It is approximately 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from Albany on the opposite side of the bay.

History[edit]

The site is in the traditional settlement area of the Mineng Aboriginal tribe.

Frenchman Bay, first named in 1887,[2] has been a significant site in the recent history of the entire region. George Vancouver, the first European explorer of King George Sound, landed here in 1791. A water source at Whalers Beach was subsequently visited again and again by seafarers. The water supply later enabled the establishment of whaling stations and was a destination for day trippers and tourists. Just north of what is now Goode Beach, a settler settled for the first time on the peninsula. Later a hostel and a campsite were built.[3]

Originally, the name Frenchman Bay referred to a larger area that also included Goode Beach and the Vancouver Peninsula to the north. In 2000, Vancouver Peninsula was split from Frenchman Bay.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vancouver Peninsula". Australia Post.
  • ^ a b "Recent History". Frenchman Bay Association. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  • ^ "Register of Heritage Places – Assessment Documentation: Frenchman Bay Whaling Station (ruin)" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  • External links[edit]

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