Rossiter Bay
| Rossiter Bay | |
|---|---|
 Rossiter Bay from Mississippi Hill, Cape Le Grand National Park, January 2013. | |
  Rossiter Bay | |
| Location | Great Australian Bight |
| Coordinates | 33°57′50″S 122°17′10″E / 33.964°S 122.286°E |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Rossiter Bay is on the southern coast of
Wylie met the crew of the French whaling ship Mississippi in June 1841 after they had completed a crossing of the Nullarbor Plain
.
It is named for Captain Thomas Rossiter, the Englishman who commanded the Mississippi.[1]
The bay contains a long, curving sandy beach, which is often covered with dry seagrass.[2] To the west lies Lucky Bay, which was named by Matthew Flinders.
The bay is accessible by conventional vehicle along a road ending in a carpark. That point is the trailhead for the Le Grand Coastal Trail.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Short, Andrew D. (2004). Beaches of the Western Australian Coast: Eucla to Roebuck Bay, p. 93. Sidney University Press.
- ISBN 1402086385. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Rossiter Bay". Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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