Calgardup Bay is located in the Australian state 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 ...
, 10 km south-west of the town of
Margaret River
The Margaret River is a river in southwest Australia, southwest Western Australia. In a small catchment, it is the eponym of the town and tourist region of Margaret River, Western Australia, Margaret River.
The river arises from a catchment ...
. The tourist resort of
Prevelly is located at the northern end of the bay.
In 1876, the ''
SS Georgette
was a steamboat, steamship built in 1872. She is best known, especially in Irish Americans, Irish-American circles, for the part played in the story of the Catalpa rescue, ''Catalpa'' rescue in April 1876. While the events surrounding her ship ...
'' was wrecked in Calgardup Bay and an outline of rusting remains of the hull can still be seen off Redgate beach.
It is located in an area between Capes
Naturaliste and
Leeuwin—where most points and bays have suitable conditions for surfing.
See also
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Surfing locations in South West Western Australia
Many surfing locations are found along the coast of the Capes Region in Western Australia. The Capes Region, also known as ''Cape to Cape'', is situated between Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia, Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin, within a l ...
References
Bays of Western Australia
Shire of Augusta–Margaret River
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