Esperance

Among the coastal settlements of Western Australia, Esperance stands out for its position on Esperance Bay, opposite the granite islands of the Recherche Archipelago. The town is a working port on Australia’s south coast, where white-sand beaches and low headlands run along the shore on either side of the centre. Offshore, the archipelago spreads across a broad reach of the Southern Ocean; farther east, Cape Le Grand National Park is known for granite peaks, heathland and bays including Lucky Bay. Esperance’s European name recalls the French ship Espérance, part of Bruni d’Entrecasteaux’s 1792 expedition. Browse other webcams across Western Australia’s south coast to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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