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Geographe Bay, Western Australia
Geographe Bay is in the South West (Western Australia), south-west of Western Australia around 220 km southwest of Perth. The bay was named in May 1801 by French explorer Nicolas Baudin, after his ship, French corvette Géographe, ''Géographe''. The bay is a wide curve of coastline extending from Cape Naturaliste past the towns of Dunsborough, Western Australia, Dunsborough and Busselton, Western Australia, Busselton, ending near the city of Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury. The bay is protected from the rough seas of the Indian Ocean by Cape Naturaliste (named after French corvette Naturaliste, ''Naturaliste''), which makes it a popular destination for recreational boaters. The bay is extremely shallow, limiting the entrance of large ships. To alleviate this problem the two-kilometre-long Busselton Jetty, the longest in the southern hemisphere, was built. The Royal Australian Navy frigate was sunk in the bay off the town of Dunsborough on 14 December 1997, for use as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Geographe is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,622. ''Sandylands'', one of the first houses built in Busselton, was constructed in the area beginning in 1840 by Charles Bussell, the younger brother of John Bussell. Geographe was developed as an urban area in the mid-1990s, with the Port Geographe Marina, which was opened in 1997, being constructed as part of the development. The suburb was established in 1998, being made up of the old East Busselton locality and parts of Wonnerup. Busselton Primary School was moved from the town centre to Geographe in that year, while Geographe Primary School was opened in the nearby suburb of Bovell in 2002. The construction of the marina caused seaweed to be trapped at the west of the development during winter, generating piles of the plants up to high that rendered the beach unusable and resulted in health problems due to the hydrogen sulphide (rotten egg) smell; erosion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
