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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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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
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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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Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders
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Status: Seal Island Nature Reserve - National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority
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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
709:, Miegunyah/Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2001,
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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
154:- is a large flat brownish rock, 1.5 km south of
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The best-known wreck near the islands was that of the
75:. The islands were named after St Aloüarn in 1792, by
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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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59:In March 1772, the crew of the French naval vessel
442:- p.234 Murray, Ian and Hercock, Marion (2008)
35:are a group of islands and rocks south-east of
605:27/05/1960, Government Gazette, p.1435, p.1445
87:The Point Matthew lookout on the road between
788:Islands of the South West (Western Australia)
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422:Carlisle, Western Australia Hesperian Press
309:Named Island in Admiralty Chart 1037 of 1878
559:Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954)
489:Uncharted end : the Pericles disaster
234:Named a Wildlife Sanctuary - December 1972
682:, Dept. of Regional Development and Lands
666:26/05/09 Government Gazette, p.1804/1805,
355:- 7.5 km south east of Point Matthew
348:There are a few named rocks in the group
321:Named as part of a sanctuary zone in the
231:Created as an A class reserve - May 1960
152:Seal Island (Augusta, Western Australia)
418:Murray, Ian and Hercock, Marion (2008)
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167:in 1791, recorded by Archdeacon in 1878
705:& Maryse Duyker, ed. & trans)
657:Government Gazette, p.1375, 11/04/1986
623:04/05/1979, Government Gazette, p.1147
614:22/12/1972, Government Gazette, p.4770
242:Saint Alouarn Island Nature Reserve -
228:- 5.5 km south east of Point Matthew
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793:Nature reserves in Western Australia
401:List of islands of Western Australia
300:(also identified by some sources as
43:, approximately 11 km south of
331:- 7 km south east of Point Matthew
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237:Named a Nature Reserve - May 1979
339:Flinders is on left side at rear
798:Flinders Bay, Western Australia
554:"WESTRALIANA FAUNA FACTS FLORA"
27:Island group near Cape Leeuwin
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369:, west of Flinders Islet.
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65:Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn
323:Ngari Capes Marine Park
141:Named islands and rocks
123:Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
77:Antoine d'Entrecasteaux
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686:24 February
353:Square Rock
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276:115°20′00″E
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203:115°11′30″E
181:Seal Island
146:Seal Island
777:Categories
367:Spout Rock
273:34°21′00″S
200:34°24′15″S
750:115°12′E
648:page 106
596:page 267
395:See also
118:Pericles
83:Location
747:34°24′S
566:6 April
518:6 April
495:6 April
472:6 April
89:Augusta
55:History
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103:Wrecks
407:Notes
344:Rocks
114:ship
726:ISBN
711:ISBN
688:2018
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