Frenchman Bay
Frenchman Bay is a bay in City of Albany, Western Australia. Frenchman Bay is situated nearby to the locality Waterbay Point, as well as near Vancouver Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheyne Beach Whaling Station and Frenchman Bay Whaling Station.
Cheyne Beach Whaling Station
Museum
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheynes Beach Whaling Station is a defunct whaling station located in Albany, Western Australia. It now operates as an award-winning tourist attraction known as Albany's Historic Whaling Station, and has previously also been known as Whaleworld and Whale World.
Frenchman Bay Whaling Station
Historic site
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Frenchman Bay Whaling Station is a historic site.
Lake Vancouver
Lake
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Lake Vancouver is a permanent freshwater lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located approximately 20 km south east of the town of Albany and about 438 km south east of Perth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterbay Point and Frenchman Bay.
Frenchman Bay
Suburb
Photo: Ché Lydia Xyang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frenchman Bay is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is located just west of the historic Cheyne Beach Whaling Station. It is approximately 9.1 km from Albany on the opposite side of the bay.
Goode Beach
Suburb
Goode Beach is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It borders the Torndirrup National Park to the south. It is located about 7.4 km from Albany on the other side of the bay.
Frenchman Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Frenchman’s Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: City of Albany, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.07978° or 35° 4′ 47″ southLongitude
117.95684° or 117° 57′ 25″ eastOpen location code
4PPVWXC4+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 904052255OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2071217
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cheyne Beach and Whalers Beach.
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