Cape Mentelle

{{Short description|Headland in Western Australia}} {{About|the limestone headland|the winery|Cape Mentelle Vineyards}} {{One source |date=April 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} '''Cape Mentelle''' is a [[limestone]] [[headland]] on the [[Indian Ocean]] coast of [[Southwest Australia|south-western]] [[Western Australia]]. It is within the [[Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park]], just north of the mouth of the [[Margaret River (South West, Western Australia)|Margaret River]] and {{cvt|9|km}} west of the town of [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]]. It lies on the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, halfway between [[Cape Naturaliste]] {{cvt|50|km}} to the north, and [[Cape Leeuwin]] {{cvt|50|km}} to the south, on the route of the [[Cape to Cape Track|Cape to Cape walking track]].

==History== The cape was named on 4 February 1803 by French navigator [[Nicolas Baudin]], on his [[Baudin expedition to Australia|expedition to Australia]], after [[Edme Mentelle]] (1730–1815), a French geographer, historian and cartographer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/discovery/names9.htm |title=Cape Mentelle |accessdate=2012-03-27 |work=Naming Australia’s Coastline |first= |last= |publisher=Discovery and Exploration of Australia |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903011843/http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/discovery/names9.htm |archive-date=3 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has given its name to a well known [[Margaret River (wine region)|Margaret River]] [[winery]], [[Cape Mentelle Vineyards]].

==See also== * [[Cape Clairault]] * [[Cape Freycinet]]

==References== {{Reflist |30em}}

[[Category:Headlands of Western Australia|Mentelle]] [[Category:Capes region of South West Western Australia]]