Freycinet Peninsula and Schouten Island seen from space (false color).
Freycinet Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Tasmania, Australia. It is located north of Schouten Island, at 42.21° S 148.3052778° E and encompasses area of Freycinet National Park. It is named after French explorer Louis de Freycinet. Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Freycinet Peninsula and Schouten Island seen from space (false color). ... Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park. ... Note that this entry should not to be confused with Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet (1828-1923), French Prime Minister Louis Claude de Saulses de Freycinet, (August 7, 1779 - August 18, 1842) was a French navigator. ...
An inlet on the coast of Western Australia, in 26 S., is called Freycinet Estuary, Cape Freycinet between Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste and the FreycinetPeninsula with Freycinet National Park in Tasmania also bear the explorer's name.
The results of this voyage were published under Freycinet's supervision, with the title of Voyage autour du monde sur les corvettes Uranie et la Physicienne in 1824-1844, in 13 quarto volumes and 4 folio volumes of fine plates and maps.
Freycinet was admitted into the French Academy of Sciences in 1825, and was one of the founders of the Paris Geographical Society.
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