St Francis Island
The island appears on this 1644 map as "I St. François" | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Australian Bight |
| Coordinates | 32°30′43″S 133°17′29″E / 32.512005°S 133.291364°E |
| Archipelago | Nuyts Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
St Francis Island (originally in Dutch: Eyland St. François) is an island on the south coast of South Australia near Ceduna. It is part of the Nuyts Archipelago. It was one of the first parts of South Australia to be discovered and named by Europeans, along with St Peter Island, mapped by François Thijssen in 't Gulden Zeepaert in 1627.