Cheynes Beach
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| Coordinates: 34°52′50.1″S 118°24′00.3″E / 34.880583°S 118.400083°E | |
| Location | Cheynes, Western Australia, Australia |
Cheynes Beach, also known as Cheyne Beach, is an unpatrolled beach in the locality of Cheynes, Western Australia. It is located approximately 50 kilometres north-east of Albany. The beach is named for George Cheyne, an early settler and whaler in south-western Australia.
From 1845 until 1877, a shore-based whaling station was established on the beach.
Overview
A headland of granite boulders and shelf provides a small, sheltered harbour at the south-east edge of the beach. Bald Island lies 1.5 km offshore. A caravan park is located within the proximity of the beach.
The beach is considered one of four mother-calf southern right whale aggregation areas, alongside Cheyne Bay, Wray Bay, and Doubtful Island Bay. It is also sustains one of seven subpopulations of the noisy scrubbird.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Cheynes Beach". australiassouthwest.com.
- 1 2 Gibbs, Martin (2005). "The archaeology of subsistence on the maritime frontier: faunal analysis of the Cheyne Beach Whaling Station 1845-1877". Australasian Historical Archaeology.
- ↑ Fannei, Katy; Fabry, Max; Smith, Joshua N.; Close, Paul; O'Shannessy, Bridgette; Stewart, Barbara; Prince, Jane; Charlton, Claire (2026). "Spatio-Temporal Patterns in Relative Abundance and Distribution of Southern Right Whales in Southwestern Australia, 2021–2024". Marine Mammal Science. 42 (3) e70187. doi:10.1111/mms.70187. ISSN 1748-7692.
- ↑ Danks, Alan (10 December 1997). "Conservation of the Noisy Scrub-bird: a review of 35 years of research and management". Pacific Conservation Biology. 3 (4): 341–349. doi:10.1071/PC980341. ISSN 1038-2097.