Cape Dussejour is located at the western side of the entrance to the
Cambridge Gulf
Cambridge Gulf is a gulf on the north coast of the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Many rivers flow into the gulf, including the Ord River, Pentecost River, Durack River, King River and the Forrest River, making the environment a ...
in the
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
Queensland
* Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas
South Australia
* County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia
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region of
Western Australia
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.
The Cape to the south east, on the eastern side of the mouth, is
Cape Domett
Cape Domett is at the eastern side of the mouth of the Cambridge Gulf in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
It is opposite Cape Dussejour, which lies to the north west of Cape Domett, with Lacrosse Island located between the capes.
In 1 ...
, with
Lacrosse Island
Lacrosse Island is an island in the Cambridge Gulf in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, located between Cape Domett on the eastern shore and Cape Dussejour on the western. The island is in the local government area of the Shire of Wyn ...
located between them.
Cape Dussejour was named after
Achille Pierre Dionis du Sejour
Achille (, ) is a French and Italian masculine given name, derived from the Greek mythological hero Achilles. It may refer to:
People Artists
* Achille Beltrame (1871–1945), Italian painter
* Achille Calici (c. 1565–?), Italian painter
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Nicolas Baudin
Nicolas Thomas Baudin (; 17 February 175416 September 1803) was a French explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer, most notable for his explorations in Australia and the southern Pacific. He carried a few corms of Gros Michel banana ...
. It was previously named Cape Berquin in the 1801-1803 French expedition.
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Dussejour
Cambridge Gulf