On 28 March 1772, Breton navigator Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn landed on the island and became the first European to formally take possession of Western Australia in the name of French king Louis XV.
O 28 de marzo de 1772, o navegante bretón Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn desembarcou na illa e converteuse no primeiro europeo en tomar posesión formal de Australia Occidental en nome do rei francés Luís XV.