Gantheaume Point

Gantheaume Point Western Australia
The Indian Ocean at Gantheaume Point
Gantheaume Point
Coordinates	17.9733°S 122.1780°E / -17.9733; 122.1780
Location	6 km (4 mi) SW of Broome, Western Australia 1,680 km (1,044 mi) NE of Perth
Region	Kimberley

Gantheaume Point is a promontory about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Broome, Western Australia.

It was named on 24 July 1801 for Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume, by Nicolas Baudin during the Baudin expedition to Australia: this was a French expedition to map the coast of Australia, then known as New Holland.[1]

There are outcrops of Broome Sandstone, deposited in shallow water in this area in the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago. Footprints from dinosaurs of that time, and plant fossils, are preserved in the sandstone. At very low tide, dinosaur footprints can be seen about 30 metres (98 ft) out to sea.[2][3][4]

The mountain top was the finish line on the sixth season of The Amazing Race Australia.

References

1. The Discovery of Australia: Naming Australia's coastline Archived 3 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Australia for Everyone, accessed 4 April 2016.
2. Our bay Roebuck Bay Working Group, accessed 4 April 2016.
3. Dinosaur footprints Gantheaume Point, Broome Kimberley – Western Australia, accessed 4 April 2016.
4. Natural attractions visitbroome.com, accessed 4 April 2016.

External links

Broome Visitor Centre