St Francis Island

St Francis Island
The island appears on this 1644 map as "I St. François"
St Francis Island is located in South Australia
St Francis Island
St Francis Island
Geography
LocationGreat Australian Bight
Coordinates32°30′43″S 133°17′29″E / 32.512005°S 133.291364°E / -32.512005; 133.291364[1]
ArchipelagoNuyts Archipelago
Administration
Australia

St Francis Island (originally in Dutch: Eyland St. François) is an island on the south coast of South Australia near Ceduna. It is part of the Nuyts Archipelago. It was one of the first parts of South Australia to be discovered and named by Europeans, along with St Peter Island, mapped by François Thijssen in 't Gulden Zeepaert in 1627.

  1. ^ "Search results for 'St Francis Island, Is' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 30 January 2019.