It was named after French mathematician Alexis Claude Clairault by the French expedition of 1801–1803 along the western coast of Australia.[1][2]
The cape name has been used in a range of local winery business names.[3][4]
The beach at the location is considered hazardous,[5] and there are surf breaks nearby: Injidup Point and Carparks and Pea Break to the north,[6] and the Wildcat and The Window breaks to the south. Cape Clairault break lies to the south of the Cape itself.[7]
By line of sight, Cape Clairault extends out from the coast enough to be seen from Cape Naturaliste, or vice versa, and as a consequence is often cited as a landmark within the range of the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse light.[8]
↑ Marchant, Leslie Ronald (1998), France Australe: the French search for the Southland and subsequent explorations and plans to found a penal colony and strategic base in south western Australia 1503-1826, Scott Four Colour Print, ISBN978-0-9588487-1-8
↑ Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion; Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion (2008), Where on the coast is that?, Hesperian Press, ISBN978-0-85905-452-2
Only places with the name still in use in either the original or anglicised version are listed above. Many names have been anglicised; for these the original French name appears in brackets.
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