King George Sound

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King George Sound is a large coastal inlet on the southern coast of Western Australia, known as the natural harbor for the city of Albany and an important historical anchorage and whaling area.

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King George Sound canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal inlet
connectedTo Ataturk Channel
linked to: Atatürk Channel

Princess Royal Harbour
country Australia
hasAccessPort Port of Albany
hasClimate temperate maritime climate
hasEcologicalSignificance marine biodiversity
whale migration route
hasFeature Ataturk Channel
linked to: Atatürk Channel

Breaksea Island
Michaelmas Island
Mistaken Island
Princess Royal Harbour
Torndirrup Peninsula
Vancouver Peninsula
hasNearbyCity Albany, Western Australia
hasNearbyLandmark Albany Wind Farm
The Gap and Natural Bridge (rock formations)
Torndirrup National Park
hasProtectionStatus partly included in marine reserves
historicalUse naval anchorage
port for early European settlers
whaling station operations in 19th century
isPartOfMaritimeRoute shipping routes along south coast of Western Australia
knownFor historical anchorage
natural harbour
whaling history
locatedIn Great Southern region of Western Australia
Western Australia
locatedNear Albany, Western Australia
locatedOnCoastOf Southern Ocean
namedAfter King George III
namedBy George Vancouver
partOf Albany coastal waters
south coast of Western Australia
servesAsHarbourFor Albany, Western Australia
tourismAttractionType coastal landscape
whale watching area
usedFor commercial shipping
fishing
recreational boating
shipping anchorage
waterBodyType bay-like inlet
sound

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Albany, Western Australia hasBodyOfWater King George Sound
subject linked to: Albany
Albany, Western Australia locatedOn King George Sound
subject linked to: Albany
Princess Royal Fortress hasViewOf King George Sound
Princess Royal Harbour connectedTo King George Sound
Princess Royal Harbour adjacentTo King George Sound
Torndirrup National Park hasViewOf King George Sound
Middleton Beach overlooks King George Sound
Middleton Beach hasViewOf King George Sound
Port of Albany locatedOnWaterbody King George Sound
National Anzac Centre overlooks King George Sound