Sugarloaf Rock
Sugarloaf Rock, also known as Sugar Loaf Rock and Sugarloaf Rocks, is a large, natural granite island in the Indian Ocean just off the coast, situated approximately 2 kilometres south of Cape Naturaliste in the South West region of Western Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: granite island in south west Western Australia
- Also known as: “Sugar loaf rock”, “Sugar Loaf Rock”, “Sugarloaf Rock, Western Australia”, and “Sugarloaf Rocks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Quarters.
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Cape Naturaliste, in the south west of Western Australia, is the site of a lighthouse which was activated in 1904. It was automated in 1978, but remained staffed with a lighthouse keeper until 1996. Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse is situated 2½ km northeast of Sugarloaf Rock.
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Quarters
Historic site
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Quarters is a historic site, which is situated 3 km northeast of Sugarloaf Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naturaliste and Eagle Bay.
Naturaliste
Locality
Photo: Francescorenna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Naturaliste is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on a peninsular between the Indian Ocean and Geographe Bay. Naturaliste is situated 4½ km southeast of Sugarloaf Rock.
Eagle Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eagle Bay is a small town in Western Australia's South West region near Dunsborough, in the local government area of the City of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 120. Eagle Bay is situated 5 km east of Sugarloaf Rock.
Yallingup
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Yallingup is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, 256 kilometres south of Perth. Yallingup is a popular tourist destination because of its beaches and limestone caves, and proximity to Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.
Sugarloaf Rock
- Categories: rock formation, heritage site, rock, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.55934° or 33° 33′ 34″ southLongitude
115.00514° or 115° 0′ 19″ eastOpen location code
4PRQC2R4+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 583925271OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Sugarloaf Rock” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sugarloaf Rock”
- Cebuano: “Sugarloaf Rock (bato sa Awstralya, State of Western Australia)”
- Cebuano: “Sugarloaf Rock”
- Dutch: “Sugarloaf Rock”
- Swedish: “Sugarloaf Rock, Western Australia”
- Swedish: “Sugarloaf Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sand Patches and Cape Naturalist Lighthouse.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sugarloaf Rock”. Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.