Frenchman Bay
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ché Lydia Xyang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: locality in the City of Albany, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Frenchman Bay, Western Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Vancouver and Mistaken Island.
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.
Mistaken Island
Islet
Photo: Hughesdarren, Public domain.
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. Mistaken Island is situated 3½ km north of Frenchman Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterbay Point and Goode Beach.
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.
Flinders Peninsula
Locality
Photo: Hughesdarren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Flinders Peninsula is a locality, which is situated 4½ km east of Frenchman Bay.
Frenchman Bay
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Albany, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.09417° or 35° 5′ 39″ southLongitude
117.9478° or 117° 56′ 52″ eastElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
4PPVWW4X+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 6052073565OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Frenchman Bay” goes by many names.
- German: “Frenchman Bay (Ort)”
- German: “Frenchman Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whalers Beach and Cheyne Beach.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Frenchman Bay”. Photo: Ché Lydia Xyang, CC BY-SA 3.0.