Freycinet Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Tasmania, Australia. It is located north of Schouten Island, at 42°12′36″S 148°18′19″E / 42.21°S 148.3052778°E and encompasses area of Freycinet National Park.
Also on the peninsula is the small village of Coles Bay, Wineglass Bay, Honeymoon Bay and Friendly Beaches Reserve.
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Early History
Nicholas Baudin named the Freycinet Peninsula after French explorer Louis de Freycinet. He also named Cape Baudin, Cape Faure, Cape Forestier and Thouin Bay (later known as Wineglass Bay).[1]
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Notes
- ^ TASMAP - Freycinet National Park. DPIW.
Further reading
- Blakers, Rob (2004) Freycinet: Freycinet National Park, Tasmania (text Jamie Kirkpatrick) Cascades, Tas. : Wilderness Photo,ISBN 0957974418 (Library catalogue comment (http://catalogue.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/item/?q=Freycinet+Peninsula&i=2&id=743709): Freycinet National park was one of the first national parks in Tasmania and the world.))
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