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St Alouarn Islands

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Oceangoing vessels had previously anchored in Flinders Bay, or used the Flinders Bay jetty; however, its short-term operation between the 1890s and 1930s subsequently left the bay with no port facility.
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Godard, P. & Kerros, T. de, Louis de Saint-Aloüarn, Lieutenant des vaisseaux du Roy: Un marin breton à la conquête des Terres Australes, Les Portes du Large, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, 2002.
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In 2013 - 2013, the Western Australian government, through the Royalties for Regions programme, constructed a new harbour outside of the Hardy Inlet area of the Blackwood River mouth.
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delineated the port in reference to the northernmost point (at High water level) on Saint Alouarn Island (with truncated spelling), as well as Seal Island, and Point Matthew.
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The port is to the south, and within view of Flinders Bay settlement and boat ramp. It is located adjacent to the road that goes to Cape Leeuwin lighthouse.
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Western Australia. Dept. of Regional Development and Lands; Royalties for Regions (W.A.); Western Australia. Dept. of Regional Development and Lands (2012),
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boats leaving from Augusta Port tend not to venture into this group of islands and rocks, but travel around Flinders Bay to the east of the islands.
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Pericles - struck submerged rock, total loss, 31 Mar. 1910. Steamer, 10,925 ton. Port of Fremantle quarterly, 1968, Vol.3, no.2, p.14
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Unnamed rocks run parallel to the line of named islands above, between Cape Leeuwin and South-West Breaker, with one exception -
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The islands are significant for their bird colonies - with Seal Island and St Alouarn Island being reserves for that purpose.
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Cape Leeuwin and the position of the wreck of the Aberdeen White Star liner Pericles, wrecked 31st March 1910
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and Cape Leeuwin has the islands identified in a brass compass plate that also identifies distances.
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Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
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Vested as 'Flinders Island and various rocks south of Augusta' as 'A' reserve in 1986.
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Status: Seal Island Nature Reserve - National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority
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CALM/DOLA 1996. Land Management Series Map Sheet 1929-3 Leeuwin Edition 11:50000.
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Point Matthew lookout plaque (part only) showing distance to the South Pole
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Bruny d’Entrecasteaux: Voyage to Australia and the Pacific 1791—1793
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Royalties for Regions : progress report July 2011 - June 2012
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There are a number of wrecks in the vicinity of Cape Leeuwin.
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Size: approx 8.5 ha in area - Conservation of Fauna reserve
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The named islands, in order of distance from mainland are:
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on an uncharted rock on 13 March 1910, within sight of the
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Fornasiero, Jean; Monteath, Peter and West-Sooby, John.
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First on Admiralty charts in 1878 - probably named after
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Size: approx 4 ha in area - Conservation of Fauna reserve
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The best-known wreck near the islands was that of the
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formally claimed part of Western Australia for France
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1910, 1949, 1957, 1959, 1961-1964, 1968, 1972-1973.
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http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/record=b1862037~S2
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Index

Saint Alouarn Island
Cape Leeuwin
Western Australia
Augusta
Flinders Bay
Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn
Dirk Hartog Island
formally claimed part of Western Australia for France
Antoine d'Entrecasteaux
Augusta

Aberdeen White Star
SS Pericles
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
Whale watching
Seal Island (Augusta, Western Australia)
George Vancouver

34°24′15″S 115°11′30″E / 34.40417°S 115.19167°E / -34.40417; 115.19167

34°21′00″S 115°20′00″E / 34.35000°S 115.33333°E / -34.35000; 115.33333
Ngari Capes Marine Park

List of islands of Western Australia
ISBN
978-0-85905-452-2
Matthew Flinders
ISBN
978-0-85905-452-2
[Newspaper cuttings on the shipwreck of the Pericles, the Waratah and the Yongala]

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