Recherche Bay (North East Peninsula) Area, Tasmania
During the late 18th century Britain and France were competing to chart and explore new worlds. The legacy of French explorers is found today in Australian places named after La Perouse, Freycinet, Bougainville and Esperance. The French visits to the north-east peninsula of Recherche Bay were responsible for a wealth of new information about Tasmania that remains important today.
Recherche Bay can only be reached by boat. It is possible to land on the beach, but there are no walking trails through the area and it is best experienced from the water.
Recherche Bay (North East Peninsula) Area was included in the National Heritage List on 7 October 2005.
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