Freycinet
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Freycinet may refer to:
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People
- Charles de FreycinetCharles de FreycinetCharles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteen member to occupy seat the Académie française.-Early years:He...
(1828–1923), French prime minister - Louis de FreycinetLouis de FreycinetLouis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet was a French navigator. He circumnavigated the earth, and was one of the first to produce a comprehensive map of the coastline of Australia.-Biography:...
(1779–1842), French navigator
Places
- Cape FreycinetCape FreycinetCape Freycinet is a point on the coast between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste in the south west of Western Australia.It is within the Augusta-Margaret Local Government Area, and the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park....
, Western Australia - Henri Freycinet HarbourHenri Freycinet HarbourHenri Freycinet Harbour also known as Freycinet Estuary is one of the inner gulfs of Shark Bay World Heritage area that lies to the west of the Peron Peninsula....
, Western Australia - Freycinet IslandFreycinet IslandFreycinet Island is a small island in Henri Freycinet Harbour, lying off the Carrarang peninsula in Shark Bay, on the-west coast of Western Australia...
, Western Australia - Freycinet National ParkFreycinet National ParkFreycinet is a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia, 125 km northeast of Hobart. It occupies a large part of the Freycinet Peninsula, named after French navigator Louis de Freycinet, and Schouten Island....
, Tasmania - Freycinet PeninsulaFreycinet PeninsulaFreycinet Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Tasmania, Australia. It is located north of Schouten Island, at . It is the site of Freycinet National Park....
, Tasmania
Other
- Freycinet gaugeFreycinet gaugeThe Freycinet gauge is a standard governing the dimensions of the locks of some canals, put in place as a result of a law passed during the tenure of Charles de Freycinet as prime minister of France, dating from 5 August 1879....
, standard governing the dimensions of the locks of some canals.