# Cape Clairault

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Point in Western Australia

**Cape Clairault** is located south of [Yallingup, Western Australia](/source/Yallingup%2C_Western_Australia) in the coastal region between [Cape Naturaliste](/source/Cape_Naturaliste) and [Cape Leeuwin](/source/Cape_Leeuwin).

It was in 1803 named after French mathematician [Alexis Claude Clairault](/source/Alexis_Claude_Clairault) by the [Baudin expedition to Australia](/source/Baudin_expedition_to_Australia) along the western coast of Australia.[1][2] The cape name has been used in a range of local winery business names.[3][*[full citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include)*][4]

The beach at the location is considered hazardous,[5] and there are [surf breaks](/source/Surf_break) nearby: *Injidup Point*, *Carparks* and *Pea Break* to the north,[6][*[full citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include)*] and *Wildcat* and *Window* to the south of the cape. Cape Clairault break lies to the south of the cape.[7]

By line of sight, Cape Clairault extends out from the coast enough to be seen from Cape Naturaliste, and vice versa, and as a consequence is often cited as a landmark within the range of the [Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse](/source/Cape_Naturaliste_Lighthouse) light.[8]

## See also

- [Cape Freycinet](/source/Cape_Freycinet)

- [Cape Mentelle](/source/Cape_Mentelle)

- [Cape Hamelin](/source/Cape_Hamelin)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Marchant, Leslie Ronald (1998). *France Australe : the French search for the Southland and subsequent explorations and plans to found a penal colony and strategic base in south western Australia 1503-1826*. Scott Four Colour Print. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9588487-1-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9588487-1-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion; Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion (2008). *Where on the coast is that?*. Hesperian Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-85905-452-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85905-452-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Home"](http://www.clairaultstreickerwines.com.au/). *clairaultstreickerwines.com.au*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cape Clairault Wines"](https://www.truelocal.com.au/business/cape-clairault-wines/dunsborough). *truelocal.com.au*. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SLSA Beachsafe"](http://beachsafe.org.au/beach/wa0704). Beachsafe.org.au. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** *Margaret River Region Map & Guide* version 2013-1, Margaret River.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cape Clairault Swell Forecast, WA - WillyWeather"](http://swell.willyweather.com.au/wa/south-west/cape-clairault.html). Swell.willyweather.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Description of the lighthouse"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38679646). *[Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954)](/source/Western_Mail_(Western_Australia))*. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 23 April 1904. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Western Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Western_Australia)
- [Geography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Geography)

v t e Australian places named by French explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries South Australia Cape Bedout Cape Borda Cape Bouguer Cape Carnot Casuarina Islets (Îlots du Cassuarina) Cape du Couedic D'Estrees Bay (Baie d'Estrées) Dorothee Island (Île Dorothée) Fenelon Island Fleurieu Peninsula Cape Forbin Cape Gantheaume Guichen Bay (Baie de Guichen) Jussieu Peninsula Lacepede Bay Masillon Island Maupertuis Bay (Baie Maupertuis) Ravine des Casoars Rivoli Bay (Baie de Rivoli) Cape Thevenard Veteran Isles (Île du Vétéran) Vivonne Bay (Baie Vivonne) Western Australia Adele Island Bernier Island Bonaparte Archipelago Bonaparte Gulf Cape Bossut Cape Bouvard Cape Clairault Faure Island Cape Freycinet Freycinet Harbour Gantheaume Point Geographe Bay Hamelin Pool Institut Islands Cape Keraudren Lagrange Bay Lancelin Island Cape Latouche Treville Legendre Island Cape Leveque L'Haridon Bight Cape Mentelle Middle Island (Îles du Milieu) Montalivet Islands Montebello Islands Cape Naturaliste Peron Peninsula Recherche Archipelago (Archipel de la Recherche) Taillefer Isthmus Thevenard Island Only places with the name still in use in either the original or anglicised version are listed above. Many names have been anglicised; for these the original French name appears in brackets.

[33°41′50″S 114°58′31″E / 33.697361°S 114.975297°E / -33.697361; 114.975297](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cape_Clairault&params=33.697361_S_114.975297_E_region:AU-WA_type:landmark)

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