Baudin Island (Shark Bay)
Baudin Island is a small island (20ha, 50acres) in Henri Freycinet Harbour, the southern part of Shark Bay in Western Australia.
  Baudin Baudin Island (Shark Bay) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 26°30′54″S 113°39′00″E |
| Area | 0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| Territory | 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.
References
- 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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