Flinders Peninsula
| Flinders Peninsula | |
 Narrow point at the beginning of the peninsula |
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| Geographical location | |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 5 ′ 28 ″ S , 118 ° 0 ′ 5 ″ E |
| Waters 1 | Great Australian Bight |
| Waters 2 | King George Sound |
| length | 4.7 km |
| width | 1.3 km |
The Flinders Peninsula ( English : Flinders Peninsula ) is a peninsula in the south of the Australian state of Western Australia .
It forms the eastern end of the approximately 15-kilometer-long Torndirrup Peninsula . North of the peninsula is King George Sound with Albany on the opposite bank. In the south the open sea extends with the Great Australian Bay as part of the Indian Ocean . Flinders Peninsula and the north-extending Vancouver Peninsula together form Frenchman Bay, part of the King George Sound.
The undeveloped Flinders Peninsula is 4.7 kilometers long and 1.3 kilometers wide at its widest point.
The peninsula is part of the Torndirrup National Park . The Bald Head Walking Trail leads to the eastern tip. From a parking lot on the edge of the peninsula, it's 12.5 kilometers via Isthmus Hill and Limestone Head to Bald Head , the end of the peninsula, and back.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soon Head Walking Trail trailswa.com.au (English). Last accessed on January 21, 2018