5-780: Cape Naturaliste is a headland in the south western region of Western Australia at the western edge of the Geographe Bay . It is the northernmost point of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge which was named after the cape. Also the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park , Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and the Cape to Cape hiking track were named after this location. The nearest settlement is Bunker Bay – a community that evolved from holiday shacks to very expensive housing for wealthy residents as well as featuring
10-434: A headland is flanked by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form when weak (less resistant) rocks (such as sands and clays ) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as chalk , limestone , and granite ) forming a headland, or peninsula . Through the deposition of sediment within
15-407: A point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water . It is a type of promontory . A headland of considerable size often is called a cape . Headlands are characterised by high, breaking waves , rocky shores , intense erosion , and steep sea cliff . Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is flanked by land on three sides, whereas
20-660: A popular beach resort. Further east, across the Bay, is Dunsborough , a much older settlement. Busselton is located still further east from there. The first peoples in Cape Naturaliste were the Wardandi Aboriginal people, who called it Kwirreejeenungup , meaning 'the place with the beautiful view'. In 1801, the French navigator Nicolas Baudin stopped here on 30 May during his exploration of Australia . The French were mapping
25-400: The coast of New Holland . Baudin named the bay they found Geographe Bay, after his flagship, Géographe . Later, the cape was named after the expedition's second ship, Naturaliste . Cape Naturaliste has a warm-summer mediterranean climate ( Köppen : Csb , with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters). Headland A headland , also known as a head , is a coastal landform ,
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