Warrnambool

Warrnambool

      city, southwestern Victoria, Australia, on Lady Bay, near the mouth of Hopkins River. The bay, too shallow for modern ships, was first visited in 1802 by Nicolas Baudin, a French admiral and scientific explorer. Once used by whalers, the bay was the scene of many wrecks but is now protected by a lighthouse. A settlement of graziers was organized as a village in 1847 and called Warnimble (an Aboriginal term referring to a place with plenty of water). Near Warrnambool is a site reputed to be that of the "mahogany ship," a wrecked vessel of Spanish or Portuguese origin from before the time of European settlement. Although it purportedly was sighted in 1836 in coastal dunes, its presence has never been authenticated. Warrnambool developed as an entrepôt for agricultural produce of the hinterland. Its main economic activities now include dairying and dairy-product processing, textile production, tourism, and health services. The city also hosts a campus of Deakin University. Warrnambool was proclaimed a municipality in 1855, a town in 1883, and then a city in 1918. Pop. (2001) urban centre, 26,843.

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