Israelite Bay, Western Australia

Israelite Bay (coord|33|27|S|123|50|E|region:AU-WA, postcode: 6452) is a bay and locality at Location on the south coast of Western Australia - frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker - it does not have a climate record.

Situated in the Shire of Esperance local government area, it lies east of Esperance - and where the western end of the Great Australian Bight commences.

It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s [Campbell, R. McK.(1995) "Israelite Bay Post Office and Telegraph Station" Perth, W.A.National Trust ] [ Considine, Phil Griffiths.(2004) "Israelite Bay Post and Telegraph Station : a ruin stabilised".Trust news (National Trust of Australia (W.A.), Sept. 2004, p.10-12 ]

The eastern island group of the Archipelago of the Recherche is located near Israelite Bay. [ [http://www.edowa.org.au/maps/recherche-web.pdf Map] ]

References

Further reading

* Esperance Council.(1984) "Israelite Bay management plan". Esperance, W.A : Esperance Shire Council

External links

[http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=309727 - Geoscience Australia]