West Cape Howe Explained

West Cape Howe
Type:	Cape
Map:	Australia Western Australia
Map Relief:	1
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Location:	Australia
Coordinates:	-35.1333°N 155°W
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West Cape Howe is a coastal headland near Albany, Western Australia that forms the westernmost extent of the Great Australian Bight,^[1] and is therefore the southernmost point in Western Australia and in all of Australia west of the 136th meridian east.

History

West Cape Howe was originally named Cape Howe by Captain George Vancouver on 28 September 1791, in honour of Admiral Howe.^[2] This Cape Howe was renamed West Cape Howe by Matthew Flinders on 8 December 1801, to distinguish it from the Cape Howe in eastern Australia.^[3]

See also

• West Cape Howe National Park

Notes and References

1. Book: International Hydrographic Organization . International Hydrographic Organization . Limits of Oceans and Seas (Special Publication No. 23) . 3rd . 1953 . Monte Carlo, Monaco . 35–36 . e-published as PDF . 29 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008191433/http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf . 8 October 2011 .
2. Book: Vancouver . George . George Vancouver . A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World . 1 . G. G. & J. Robinson, and J. Edwards . 1798 . London . 32.
3. Book: Flinders . Matthew . Matthew Flinders . A Voyage to Terra Australis . 1 . G. & W. Nicol . 1814 . London . 52 .