Limeburner Point

Limeburner Point is a point on the south coast of Shoal Bay, Princess Royal Harbour, on the south coast of Western Australia near Albany. It is located just west of the more prominent Limekilns Point.[1]

Limeburner Point
Point
Limeburner Point is located in Western Australia
Limeburner Point
Limeburner Point
Limeburner Point is located in Australia
Limeburner Point
Limeburner Point
Coordinates: 35°5′S 117°54′E

It was in the vicinity of Limeburner Point that the first known specimens of Cephalotus follicularis (Western Australian Pitcher Plant) were collected by Ferdinand Bauer and William Westall in January 1802.[2]

References
  1. "Limeburner Point". Gazetteer of Australia Online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  2. Brown, Robert; Vallance, T. G., Moore, D. T. and Groves E. W. (compilers); Orchard, Tony and Wilson, Annette (editors) (2001). Nature's Investigator: The Diary of Robert Brown in Australia, 1801–1805. Canberra: Australian Biographical Resources Study. pp. 105–106. ISBN 0-642-56817-0. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) See footnote 1 for 31 December 1801, footnote 1 for 1 January 1802, and footnotes 1 and 2 for 2 January 1802.


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