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Princess Royal Harbour

harbour, Western Australia, Australia
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On the harbour Albany, on the Princess Royal Harbour, southwestern Western Australia.

Princess Royal Harbour is a natural harbour located in Western Australia, on the south coast of the state. It is an extension of King George Sound and is the site of the port for the city of Albany.12

The harbour was charted by Captain George Vancouver in 1791 and was used as a whaling base as early as 1801. The first European settlement in the state, Frederickstown (later Albany), was established on its shores in 1826. Historically, it has served as a penal colony, a whaling base, and a coaling depot for ships. During World War II, the inlet was utilized as a U.S. naval base.21

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