Montalivet Islands
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East Montalivet Island and West Montalivet Island are islands off the north west coast of Australia, in the state of Western Australia, in the Indian Ocean. They are often referred to together as the Montlivet Islands although this is not a gazetted name.
They were discovered by Nicolas Baudin in 1802, who named them after Jean-Pierre Bachasson, 1st count of Montalivet (1766 - 1823), peer of France and French stateman.
The locations of the islands are:
- East Montalivet Island : latitude 14°16' South, longitude 125°18' East
- West Montalivet Island : latitude 14°18' South, longitude 125°13' East
[edit] Further reading
- Nicolas Baudin’s Scientific Expedition To The Terres Australes by Steve Reynolds - Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
- Fornasiero, Jean; Monteath, Peter and West-Sooby, John. Encountering Terra Australis: the Australian voyages of Nicholas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, Kent Town, South Australia,Wakefield Press,2004. ISBN 1-86254-625-8
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