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Hamelin Bay

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Shire of Augusta-Margaret River WA, PO Box 61, Hamelin Bay, WA 6288
08 9780 5255

Description

Hamelin Bay is a bay and a locality on the south-west coast of Western Australia between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste.

Hamelin Bay is a bay and a locality on the south-west coast of Western Australia between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste.It is named after French explorer Jacques FĂ©lix Emmanuel Hamelin, who sailed through the area in about 1801.It is south of Cape Freycinet.

To the north, the beach leads to the Boranup Sand Patch and further to the mouth of the Margaret River, while south leads to Cape Leeuwin. The nearest locality to the east is Karridale on the Margaret River to Augusta road.

It was also a small settlement and port in Western Australia on the coast of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1 - 100

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 16.471 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 70 m

Population number: 45

Local Government Area: Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

Location

Shire of Augusta-Margaret River WA, PO Box 61, Hamelin Bay, WA 6288

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Hamelin Bay, Western Australia