King George Sound
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King George Sound is a sound on the south coast of Western Australia. Named "King George the Third's Sound" by George Vancouver in 1791, it was referred to as "King George's Sound" from 1805. The name
Phillip Parker King's 1818 sketch of Oyster Harbour
King George's Sound, view from the north-west, pencil and wash by William Westall in 1801
Whalers Beach looking out into King George Sound toward Michaelmas island taken from Vancouver Peninsula
King George's Sound, view from Peak Head, by Westall
Albany, Western Australia
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Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, 418 kilometres southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Prince
King George Sound
…covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and varies in depth from 10 to 35 metres (33 to 115 ft). Situated at its western shore is the city of Albany. The sound is bordered by the mainland to the north, by Vancouver Peninsula on the west, and by Bald Head and Flinders Peninsula to the south. Although…
Albany from the sea
Albany Entertainment Centre, opened December 2010
Port of Albany
Albany, 1874 by Sir Whately Eliot