Cape Naturaliste
Cape Naturaliste is a headland in the south western region of Western Australia at the western edge of the Geographe Bay. It is the northernmost point of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, which was named after the cape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in southwest of Western Australia
- Also known as: “Kwirreejeenungup”
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 and Quarters
Historic site
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Quarters is a historic site.
Sugarloaf Rock
Islet
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eagle Bay and Naturaliste.
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.
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.
Cape Naturaliste
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: City of Busselton, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.53071° or 33° 31′ 51″ southLongitude
115.0036° or 115° 0′ 13″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Named after
NaturalisteOpen location code
4PRQF293+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3357667704OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2064895Wikidata ID
Q2937078
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Naturaliste” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Naturaliste”
- Chinese: “納多魯列斯角”
- Chinese: “纳多鲁列斯角”
- Czech: “mys Naturaliste”
- Dutch: “Kaap Naturaliste”
- French: “Cap du Naturaliste”
- French: “Cap Naturaliste”
- Italian: “Capo Naturaliste”
- Polish: “Cape Naturaliste”
- Russian: “Мыс Натуралист”
- Swedish: “Cape Naturaliste”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whale Watch 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 “Cape Naturaliste”. Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.