King George Sound

King George Sound is a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Named "King George the Third's Sound" by George Vancouver in 1791, it was referred to as "King George's Sound" from 1805.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Western Australia
  • Also known as: “King George the Third’s Sound” and “Menang Koort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mistaken Island.

Islet
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is an located approximately 5 kilometres south-east of , . Located in King George Sound the island is located approximately 120 metres from Vancouver peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterbay Point and Flinders Peninsula.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a locality of the in the Great Southern region of . It is located just west of the historic Cheyne Beach Whaling Station. It is approximately 9.1 km from on the opposite side of the bay.

King George Sound

Latitude
-35.04804° or 35° 2′ 53″ south
Longitude
117.97675° or 117° 58′ 36″ east
Open location code
4PPVXX2G+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3020492508
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2068455
Wiki­data ID
Q682405
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“King George Sound” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “King George Sound”
  • Chinese: “喬治國王峽灣”
  • Dutch: “King George Sound”
  • French: “King George Sound”
  • German: “King George Sound”
  • Hebrew: “קינג ג’ורג‘ סאונד”
  • Indonesian: “King George Sound”
  • Italian: “King George Sound”
  • Japanese: “キング・ジョージ・サウンド”
  • Japanese: “キングジョージ湾”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Króla Jerzego (Australia)”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Króla Jerzego”
  • Portuguese: “King George Sound”
  • Slovenian: “King George Sound”
  • Slovenian: “Menang Koort”
  • Spanish: “Bahía del Rey Jorge”
  • Spanish: “golfo del Rey jorge”
  • Swedish: “King George Sound”
  • Swedish: “King George-sundet”
  • Turkish: “Kral George Boğazı”
  • “King George Sound”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cheyne Head and Ledge Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Two Sisters and Seal Island.

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