Gantheaume Point
Gantheaume Point is a promontory about 6 kilometres from Broome, Western Australia. It was named on 24 July 1801 for Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume, by Nicolas Baudin during the Baudin expedition to Australia: this was a French expedition to map the coast of Australia, then known as New Holland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: promontory in Western Australia
- Also known as: “Cape Huygens”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cable Beach and Broome.
Cable Beach
Suburb
Photo: Kate Branch Photography, CC0.
Cable Beach is a 22 km stretch of white sand beach on the eastern Indian Ocean and the name of the surrounding suburb in Broome, Western Australia. Cable Beach was named after the telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889.
Broome
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Broome is the largest town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.
Djugun
Suburb
Djugun is a northern suburb of Broome, Western Australia within the local government area of the Shire of Broome. The name relates to the language of the local Djugun or Jukun Aboriginal people.
Gantheaume Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Broome, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-17.97336° or 17° 58′ 24″ southLongitude
122.17628° or 122° 10′ 35″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
5QJ425GG+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1835316514OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gantheaume Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gantheaume Point”
- Swedish: “Gantheaume Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Minyirr and Broome.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include dino footprints and Gantheaume Point Lighthouse.
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