Israelite Bay, Western Australia
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Israelite Bay is a bay and locality at Location on the south coast of Western Australia
- frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker - it does not have a climate record.
Situated in the Shire of Esperance
local government area, it lies east of Esperance
- and where the western end of the Great Australian Bight
commences.
It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s
The eastern island group of the Archipelago of the Recherche
is located near Israelite Bay.
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...
- frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker - it does not have a climate record.
Situated in the Shire of Esperance
Shire of Esperance
The Shire of Esperance is a Local Government Area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about south of the city of Kalgoorlie and about east-southeast of the state capital, Perth...
local government area, it lies east of Esperance
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
- and where the western end of the Great Australian Bight
Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.-Extent:...
commences.
It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s
The eastern island group of the Archipelago of the Recherche
Archipelago of the Recherche
Archipelago of the Recherche is a group of 105 islands, and over 1200 "obstacles to shipping", off the southern coast of Western Australia. The islands, also known as the Recherche Archipelago, stretch from East to West and to off-shore....
is located near Israelite Bay.
Further reading
- Esperance Council.(1984) Israelite Bay management plan. Esperance, W.A : Esperance Shire Council