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Shipwrecks (WAM-002)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 24/10/2025

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The Maritime Archaeology shipwreck database contains information and details on Western Australian shipwrecks recorded by the Western Australian Museum. Within the shipwreck database there are records and details for over 1650 Western Australian shipwrecks, including the Batavia, SS Xantho and Zuytdorp.

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Title Shipwrecks (WAM-002)
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/bf006416-589e-4d9f-bc46-566ac564c405
Remote Last Updated 16/10/2025
Contact Point
Western Australian Museum
jeremy.green@museum.wa.gov.au
Reference Period 04/06/1629
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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    [
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        96.02227694100009,
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      ],
      [
        128.47955799600004,
        -35.095068658999935
      ],
      [
        128.47955799600004,
        -11.844455335999953
      ],
      [
        96.02227694100009,
        -11.844455335999953
      ],
      [
        96.02227694100009,
        -35.095068658999935
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Western Australia Government

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Western Australia Government "Shipwrecks (WAM-002)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/shipwrecks