Mistaken Island

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

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Vancouver and Frenchman Bay Whaling Station.

Lake Vancouver

Lake

Photo: Hughesdarren, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Lake Vancouver is situated 2½ km south of Mistaken Island.

Frenchman Bay Whaling Station

Historic site

Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frenchman Bay Whaling Station is a historic site, which is situated 3½ km south of Mistaken Island.

Point King Lighthouse

Ruins

Photo: AndrewD MBarker, CC BY 2.5.

Point King Lighthouse was a lighthouse located on the northern entrance to Princess Royal Harbour in Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Point King Lighthouse is situated 4 km northwest of Mistaken Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Goode Beach and Waterbay Point.

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. Goode Beach is situated 3 km southwest of Mistaken Island.

Waterbay Point

Locality

Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waterbay Point is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Mistaken Island.

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. Frenchman Bay is situated 3½ km south of Mistaken Island.

Mistaken Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Western Australia, Australia
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.06267° or 35° 3′ 46″ south

Longitude

117.94392° or 117° 56′ 38″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

4PPVWWPV+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 154868187

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2079753

Wikidata ID

Q6880036

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mistaken Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mistaken Island”
Dutch: “Mistaken Island”
Swedish: “Mistaken Island”
Turkish: “Mistaken Adası (I)”
Turkish: “Mistaken Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Two Sisters and Goode Beach.

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