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Baudin Island (Shark Bay)

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Location
  
Indian Ocean

Area
  
20 ha

Territory
  
Western Australia

Baudin Island (Shark Bay)

Baudin Island is a small island (20ha, 50acres) in Henri Freycinet Harbour, the southern part of Shark Bay in Western Australia.

Map of Baudin Island, Shark Bay WA 6537, Australia

The island was named after the French explorer Nicolas Baudin who passed through the region.

It is also a reserve with the name Baudin Island Nature Reserve within the Shark Bay Marine Park and Shark Bay World Heritage area.

References

Baudin Island (Shark Bay) Wikipedia