Mount Manypeaks
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Mount Manypeaks is a distinctive peak located approximately 35 kilometres north-east of Albany, 10 kilometres north-east of Two Peoples Bay and 6 kilometres south-east of the town of Manypeaks, in Wes
Mount Manypeaks from South Coast Highway
Mount Manypeaks from Two Peoples Bay
Mount Manypeaks from Bettys Beach
HMS Investigator (1801)
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HMS Investigator was built as the mercantile Fram and launched in 1795. Purchased in 1798 by the Royal Navy she was renamed HMS Xenophon, and then in 1801 converted to a survey ship under the name HMS
Mount Manypeaks
…The mountain is the dominant feature in the area and was named by Captain Matthew Flinders in January 1802 whilst surveying the south coast region in HMS Investigator. Flinders noted in his journal: "There are a number of small peaks upon the top of this ridge, which induced me to give it the name Mount Manypeak…
20th-century drawing of HMS Investigator.
Matthew Flinders, commander of HMS Investigator.