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.

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Type: Suburb
Description: locality in the City of Albany, Western Australia
Also known as: “Frenchman Bay, Western Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frenchman Bay Whaling Station and Cheyne Beach Whaling Station.

Frenchman Bay Whaling Station

Historic site

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Frenchman Bay Whaling Station is a historic site.

Cheyne Beach Whaling Station

Museum

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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.

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 Goode Beach.

Waterbay Point

Locality

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Waterbay Point is a locality.

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.