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Hamelin Bay is a bay and a locality on the south-west coast of Western Australia between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste.
Hamelin Bay is a bay and a locality on the south-west coast of Western Australia between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste.It is named after French explorer Jacques FĂ©lix Emmanuel Hamelin, who sailed through the area in about 1801.It is south of Cape Freycinet.
To the north, the beach leads to the Boranup Sand Patch and further to the mouth of the Margaret River, while south leads to Cape Leeuwin. The nearest locality to the east is Karridale on the Margaret River to Augusta road.
It was also a small settlement and port in Western Australia on the coast of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge.
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Population: 1-100
Time zone: UTC +08:00
Area: 16.471 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 70 m
Population number: 45
Local Government Area: Shire of Augusta-Margaret River