Cape Leeuwin

Cape Leeuwin is the most south-westerly mainland point of the Australian continent, in the state of .
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape at south west corner of Western Australia
  • Also known as: Cape Leeuwin, Australia”, “Cape Leeuwin, W.A.”, and “Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse and Cape Leeuwin water wheel.

The is a lighthouse located on the headland of Cape Leeuwin, the most south-westerly point on the mainland of the Australian Continent, in the state of .

, sometimes called the petrified water wheel, is a non-operating water wheel, near Cape Leeuwin, in the south-west of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Augusta.

Town
is a town on the south-west coast of , where the flows into . It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the furthest southwest corner of the continent.

Cape Leeuwin

Latitude
-34.37676° or 34° 22′ 36″ south
Longitude
115.13608° or 115° 8′ 10″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Named after
Leeuwin
United Nations Location Code
AU CLN
Open location code
4PQQJ4FP+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5982232829
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2067838
Wiki­data ID
Q1536418
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cape Leeuwin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كيب ليوين
  • Basque: Leeuwin lurmuturra
  • Breton: Kab Leeuwin
  • Cebuano: Cape Leeuwin
  • Chinese: 李文海角
  • Chinese: 露紋角
  • Chinese: 露纹角
  • Danish: Kap Leeuwin
  • Dutch: Kaap Leeuwin
  • Esperanto: Kabo Leeuwin
  • Estonian: Leeuwini neem
  • French: cap Leeuwin
  • French: Cap Leeuwin
  • German: Cape Leeuwin
  • German: Kap Leeuwin
  • Hebrew: כף לווין
  • Italian: Capo Leeuwin
  • Japanese: ルーイン岬
  • Japanese: ルーウィン岬
  • Japanese: ルウィン岬
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kapp Leeuwin
  • Persian: دماغه لیووین
  • Polish: Cape Leeuwin
  • Polish: Przylądek Leeuwin
  • Portuguese: Cabo Leeuwin
  • Russian: Луин (мыс)
  • Russian: Луин
  • Slovenian: Cape Leeuwin
  • Slovenian: rt Leeuwin
  • Spanish: Cabo Leeuwin
  • Spanish: Cape Leeuwin
  • Swedish: Cape Leeuwin
  • Ukrainian: Мис Левін

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Leeuwin and East Augusta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Visitor Centre and Sand Dune.

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