Calgardup Bay (Western Australia)
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Calgardup Bay is located in the Australia
n state of Western Australia
, 10 km south-west of the town of Margaret River
. The tourist resort of Prevelly
is located at the northern end of the bay.
In 1876, the SS Georgette
was wrecked in Calgardup Bay and an outline of rusting remains of the hull can still be seen off Redgate beach.
It is located in an area between Capes Naturaliste and Leeuwin
—where most points and bays have suitable conditions for surfing.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, 10 km south-west of the town of Margaret River
Margaret River, Western Australia
Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River....
. The tourist resort of Prevelly
Prevelly, Western Australia
Prevelly is a townsite in the South West region of Western Australia. It is located on the coast at the mouth of Margaret River at the northern end of Calgardup Bay...
is located at the northern end of the bay.
In 1876, the SS Georgette
SS Georgette
SS Georgette was a steamship built in 1872. She is best known, especially in Irish-American circles for the part played in the story of the Catalpa rescue in April 1876. While the events surrounding her shipwrecking eight months later are dramatic and did capture the imagination of the local...
was wrecked in Calgardup Bay and an outline of rusting remains of the hull can still be seen off Redgate beach.
It is located in an area between Capes Naturaliste and Leeuwin
Cape Leeuwin
Cape Leeuwin is the most south-westerly mainland point of the Australian Continent, in the state of Western Australia.A few small islands and rocks, the St Alouarn Islands, extend further to the south. The nearest settlement, north of the cape, is Augusta. South-east of Cape Leeuwin, the coast...
—where most points and bays have suitable conditions for surfing.