Cape Vivonne
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French explorer, Nicolas Baudin, later discovered "a broad bay, that stretches north east by north" and called it Murat Bay after Joachim Murat who lived from 1767-1815. French names that have been kept include Cape Thevenard named after the Admiral and Minister of Marine, Jean Marie Thevenard, Decres Bay named after Denis Decres, French Admiral and Cape Vivonne was named after Duc de Vivonne, French naval officer.
Cape Vivonne
1.5.1802. Baudin. Named after Louis-Victor de Rochechouart, Duc de Vivonne (1636-1688) Marshal of French forces in Sicily, won an important victory at Messina on 25.03.1676 and became Viceroy of the island.
Cape Vivonne
1.5.1802. Baudin. Named after Louis-Victor de Rochechouart, Duc de Vivonne (1636-1688) Marshal of French forces in Sicily, won an important victory at Messina on 25.03.1676 and became Viceroy of the island.
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Coordinates: 32°12'3"S 133°40'45"E
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- Cape Radstock 126 km
- Cape Finniss 191 km
- Bald Head 1486 km
- Cape Leeuwin 1740 km
- Cape Naturaliste 1750 km
- Steep Point 2102 km
- Cape Levillian 2145 km
- Cape Inscription 2150 km
- Bruboodjoo Point 2207 km
- Decres Bay 4.9 km
- Saint Peter Island 11 km
- Gascoigne Bay 43 km
- Isles of St Francis Conservation Park 52 km
- Corvisart Bay 79 km
- Sceale Bay 97 km
- Port Eyre 109 km
- Nuyts Reefs 144 km
- Flinders Island 186 km
- The longest straight stretch of road in Australia - 145.6 kilometres (90.5 mi) 844 km