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Warrnambool Lighthouse at Warrnambool, Victoria, Austla.

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Warrnambool, city, southwestern Victoria, Australia, on Lady Bay near the mouth of Hopkins River. The bay, too shallow for modern ships, was first visited in 1802 by Nicolas Baudin, a French admiral and scientific explorer. Near Warrnambool is a site reputed to be that of the "mahogany ship," a wrecked vessel of Spanish or Portuguese origin from before the time of European settlement. Although it purportedly was sighted in 1836 in coastal dunes, its presence has never been authenticated. Once used by whalers, the bay was the scene of many wrecks but is now protected by a lighthouse. A settlement ...(100 of 186 words)

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