Seal Island (Western Australia)
- Seal Island (Western Australia)
Seal Island is an island located approximately convert|8.5|km|mi|0 South East of Albany, Western Australia. The island is located approximately convert|3|km|mi|0 off-shore from Frenchman Bay in King George Sound.The island is designated as a nature reserve (Reserve Number 32199) and has a total area of convert|2.8|ha|acre|0|lk=on. [cite web|url=http://www.naturebase.net/pdf/nature/management/south_coast.pdf| title=South Coast Regional Management Plan 1992-2002 |year=2002|accessdate=2008-04-17]
George Vancouver named Seal island in 1791 along with Breaksea Island, Michaelmas Island and other features around King George Sound. [cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Albany/2005/02/17/1108609327276.html|title=SMH Travel - Albany|year=2004|accessdate=2008-04-17]
Matthew Flinders landed on Seal Island during the voyage of the Investigator in 1801, searching for items that were reportedly left by Vancouver [cite web|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ax6Omf8zi7MC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=%22seal+island%22+%2B+%22king+george+sound%22+%2B+granite&source=web&ots=742uf2c3B_&sig=icE_xxI1iDPIZkvlO5eTFimdTLA&hl=en|title=The Life of Matthew Flinders|year=2004|accessdate=2008-04-17] and leaving behind a bottle containing a parchment with details of their own arrival and departure. [cite web|url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ausexplore/ausexpl2-16.html|title=The History of Australian Exploration Chapter XVI|year=2007|accessdate=2008-04-17]
HMAS Perth was scuttled behind Seal Island in 2001 and is now one of Western Australia's premier dive sites. [cite web|url=http://www.nigelmarshphotography.com/articles/albanydp.htm|title=Albany - The Wild South West|year=2007|accessdate=2008-04-17]
The island is composed entirely of granite and is only accessible at the western end. [cite web|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hmVKQQ6zSaUC&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=%22seal+island%22+%2B+%22king+george+sound%22+%2B+granite&source=web&ots=rNcUIJl8-g&sig=TUzzWxwb4VySssXGDsrQoxkyVbE&hl=en|title=Encountering Terra Australis: The Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders|year=2007|accessdate=2008-04-17]
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