   la perouse is a suburb in south-eastern sydney, in the state of new south wales, australia. the suburb of la perouse is located about 14 kilometres south-east of the sydney central business district, in the city of randwick. the la perouse peninsula is the northern headland of botany bay. it is notable for its old military outpost at bare island and the botany bay national park. congwong bay beach, little congwong beach, and the beach at frenchmans bay provide protected swimming areas in botany bay. la perouse is one of few sydney suburbs with a french name, others being sans souci, engadine and vaucluse. kurnell is located opposite, on the southern headland of botany bay. ==history== la perouse was named after the french navigator jean-franÃ§ois de galaup, comte de lapÃ©rouse (1741â88), who landed on the northern shore of botany bay west of bare island on 26 january 1788. captain arthur phillip and the first fleet of convicts had arrived in botany bay a few days earlier. louis xvi of france had commissioned lapÃ©rouse to explore the pacific  in april 1770 james cook's expedition had sailed onto the east coast of australia whilst exploring the south pacific searching for terra australis or âland of the southâ. upon king louis xvi's orders, lapÃ©rouse departed brest, france, in command of  and  on 1 august 1785 on a scientific voyage of the pacific inspired by the voyages of cook. la perouse in sydney's south is named after the leader of this french expedition. left|la perouse monument, view to frenchmans bay|thumb lapÃ©rouseâs two ships sailed to new south wales after 12 of his men had been attacked and killed in the navigator islands (samoa). astrolabe and boussole
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