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Seal Island (Albany, Western Australia)
Seal Island in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern regionThere are 5 islands in Western Australia named "Seal Island" – see Seal Island (other)#Australia, Seal Island for more information. of Western Australia (located at ) is approximately south-east of Albany, Western Australia, Albany and approximately offshore from Frenchman Bay in King George Sound. It has a total area of . The island is designated as a nature reserve (Reserve Number 32199). The island is composed entirely of granite and is only accessible at the western end. History George Vancouver named Seal Island in 1791 along with Breaksea Island (Western Australia), Breaksea Island, Michaelmas Island and other features around King George Sound. Matthew Flinders landed on Seal Island during the voyage of the HMS Investigator (1798), Investigator in 1801, searching for items that were reportedly left by Vancouver and leaving behind a bottle containing a parchment with details of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seal Island King George Sound
Seal may refer to any of the following: Common uses * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: ** Earless seal, or "true seal" ** Fur seal * Seal (emblem), a device to impress an emblem, used as a means of authentication, on paper, wax, clay or another medium (the impression is also called a seal) * Seal (mechanical), a device which helps prevent leakage, contain pressure, or exclude contamination where two systems join Arts, entertainment and media * Seal (1991 album), ''Seal'' (1991 album), by Seal * Seal (1994 album), ''Seal'' (1994 album), sometimes referred to as ''Seal II'', by Seal * ''Seal IV'', a 2003 album by Seal * ''Seal Online'', a 2003 massively multiplayer online role-playing game Law * Seal (contract law), a legal formality for contracts and other instruments * Seal (East Asia), a stamp used in East Asia as a form of a signature * Record sealing Military * ''Fairey Seal'', a 1930s British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
