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The WA Museum has also produced a series of pamphlets documenting wrecks in specific regions. Part of its 'wreck trail', or 'wreck access' concept welcoming visitors to shipwrecks as part of 'their' maritime heritage, these and the plaques placed above and below water at many sites are aimed towards cultural tourism, the recreational visitor and schools.
1845 British Admiralty chart showing Zeewijk wreck location. The Zeewijk (or Zeewyk) was an 18th-century East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) that was shipwrecked at the Houtman Abrolhos, off the coast of Western Australia, on 9 June 1727
In 1972, the Dutch government transferred rights to Dutch shipwrecks in Australian waters to the Australian government. Excavated items are on display at the Western Australian Museum's various locations, though the majority of cannons and anchors have been left in situ. The wreck remains one of the premier diving sites on the Western ...
Satellite map of Australia with state borders. ... Shipwreck Australia: 1937 ... Western Australia: 1 December 1876
The Australian Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks (ANCODS) is an organization tasked with maintaining and allocating artefacts from 17th and 18th century Dutch shipwrecks off the coast of Western Australia. It was founded in 1972 by the Agreement between Australia and the Netherlands Concerning Old Dutch Shipwrecks. [1]
It is the site of numerous shipwrecks, the most famous being two Dutch ships: Batavia, which was wrecked in 1629 (followed by massacre of over 100 survivors by mutineers), and Zeewijk, wrecked in 1727. The islands are an unincorporated area with no municipal government, subject to direct administration of the Government of Western Australia.
Western Australia portal 'Area - parts of the Western Australian coastline where more than 5 wrecks are known to occur within 10 km... also The Maritime Archaeology section of the Western Australian Museum has Shipwreck Trail pamphlets - the identification of areas where clusters of wrecks occur.
Shipwreck areas of Western Australia (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Western Australia" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.