Lucky Bay
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Lucky Bay is a bay
located at 33°59′40"S 122°13′57"E on the south coast of Western Australia
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It received its name from Matthew Flinders
, who discovered it in January 1802. Flinders had sailed into the hazardous Archipelago of the Recherche
, and found his ship surrounded by islands and rocks with nightfall coming on:
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
located at 33°59′40"S 122°13′57"E on the south coast of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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It received its name from Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
, who discovered it in January 1802. Flinders had sailed into the hazardous Archipelago of the Recherche
Archipelago of the Recherche
Archipelago of the Recherche is a group of 105 islands, and over 1200 "obstacles to shipping", off the southern coast of Western Australia. The islands, also known as the Recherche Archipelago, stretch from East to West and to off-shore....
, and found his ship surrounded by islands and rocks with nightfall coming on: