Seal Island in the Great Southern regionThere are 5 islands in Western Australia named "Seal Island" – see Seal Island for more information. of Western Australia (located at ) is approximately south-east of 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 Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what a ...

named Seal Island in 1791 along with Breaksea Island,

Michaelmas Island Michaelmas Island is an island located in King George Sound near Albany, Western Australia. The island is a nature reserve (declared in 1983) and managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife; its reserve number is 30049. The island is also ...

and other features around King George Sound.

Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland. He is also credited as being the first person to u ...

landed on Seal Island during the voyage of the

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in 1801, searching for items that were reportedly left by Vancouver and leaving behind a bottle containing a parchment with details of their own arrival and departure. HMAS ''Perth'' was scuttled behind Seal Island in 2001, and is now one of Western Australia's premier

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sites.

References

Islands of the Great Southern (Western Australia) Albany, Western Australia King George Sound {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub