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Point Belches was discovered by Captain (later Admiral Sir) James Stirling during the Swan River Expedition Of 1827 . He named it in honour of Peter Belches , a member of the exploring party who was Third Lieutenant on Stirling's ship, the HMS ''Success'' . Stirling almost certainly intended the name to refer to the entire peninsula, but it now refers to a smaller feature on the eastern side of the peninsula. The peninsula itself is now commonly referred to as Mill Point , although strictly speaking this name also refers to a smaller feature, on the western side. |
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