Freycinet National Park
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Freycinet National Park is a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia, 125 kilometres northeast of Hobart. It occupies a large part of the Freycinet Peninsula, named after French navigat
Wineglass Bay
Wineglass Bay viewed from the beach.
Dolphins swimming in Wineglass Bay.
Banksia marginata found in Freycinet National Park.
Louis de Freycinet
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Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet was a French Navy officer. Following the 1800–1803 Baudin expedition to Australia, he published in 1811 the first map to show the full Australian coastline. He lat
Freycinet National Park
…of Tasmania, Australia, 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Hobart. It occupies a large part of the Freycinet Peninsula, named after French navigator Louis de Freycinet, and Schouten Island. Founded in 1916, it is Tasmania's oldest park, along with Mount Field National Park. Bordering the national park is the small…
Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet
Depiction of Freycinet's exploration to the Southern territories.
Baptism of Hawaiians on the Uranie in 1819