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Place in Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israelite Bay is a bay and locality on the south coast of Western Australia.
Israelite Bay Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 33.61°S 123.876°E |
Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] |
Postcode(s) | 6452 |
Area | 2,098.5 km2 (810.2 sq mi) |
LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance |
Situated in the Shire of Esperance local government area, it lies east of Esperance and the Cape Arid National Park, within the Nuytsland Nature Reserve and the Great Australian Bight.[3] Point Malcolm is about 25 km (16 mi) west of Israelite Bay,[4] and there is a long sandy beach there.[5]
Climate data was recorded at Israelite Bay from 1885 to 1927, and it is frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker.[6]
It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s.[7][8] It was also a location serviced by the W.A. Government State Steamship Service, the South Coast Service, in the early 1900s.[9]
The Eastern Group, the eastern-most islands of the Recherche Archipelago, identified by Matthew Flinders in January 1802,[10] is offshore of Israelite Bay.[11]
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