King George's Sound, an inlet 5 miles north and south, and 5 miles broad, at the south-west angle of West Australia, which is an excellent roadstead, and contains two landlocked recesses, Princess Royal and Oyster Harbours. Albany (q.v.), on Princess Royal Harbour, is a port of call for mail-steamers. The fortification of the sound has been recommended by some English military authorities, and an imperial naval depot has been proposed.
King George's Sound
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 433
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