Cape Freycinet is a point on the coast between

Cape Leeuwin Cape Leeuwin is the most south-westerly (but not most southerly) mainland point of the Australian continent, in the state of Western Australia. Description A few small islands and rocks, the St Alouarn Islands, extend further in Flinders ...

and Cape Naturaliste in the south west of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. It is within the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River local government area, and the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. It is not far from the Lake Cave and is approached from the Caves Road along Conto Road. Named after the family of Freycinet, which had two brothers Henri Desaules and Louis de Freycinetwho were on the Baudin expedition. The late Leslie Marchant in his posthumous publication on French names in Western Australia insists that it is not a cape, but a pointand names it ''Point Freycinet'' counter to the established name listed by Geoscience Australia database.

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* Edward Duyker ''François Péron: An Impetuous Life: Naturalist and Voyager'', Miegunyah/MUP, Melb., 2006, * Fornasiero, Jean; Monteath, Peter and West-Sooby, John. ''Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders'', Kent Town, South Australia, Wakefield Press, 2004. *Frank Horner, ''The French Reconnaissance: Baudin in Australia 1801—1803'', Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1987 . *

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181322/http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=268692 - Geoscience reference to Cape Freycinet Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub

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