The Naturaliste found only occasion to moor with a kedge, merely to keep the cable clear of the anchor.

As the strongest winds were the South and East, the bower anchor was laid in the latter direction.
The above seems to be all that is worth taking from M.De Freycinet's account as regards the navigation of Shark's Bay.

The coasts of the harbours of Henry Freycinet and Hamelin are much more detailed by him, and there is also much valuable information upon various heads, particularly as to meteorological observations, and the productions of the land and sea, and a curious example of the effect of a mirage; but as these subjects are irrelevant to the matter of this paper, they have been disregarded.
From POINT ESCARPEE to GANTHEAUME BAY, the coast is formed by a precipitous range of rocky cliffs, rising abruptly from the sea, to the height perhaps of three or four hundred feet.

The coast is fringed with an uninterrupted line of breakers.

The summit of the land is so level, and the coast so uniform, that no summits or points could be set with any chance of recognizing them.