Northern Breakwater

Northern Breakwater is a breakwater in City of Wollongong, New South Wales. Northern Breakwater is situated nearby to Port Kembla harbour, as well as near the neighborhood Kemblawarra.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Port Kembla harbour and Port Kembla railway station.

Port Kembla harbour

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY 3.0.

Port Kembla is a man-made cargo port or artificial harbour, with an outer harbour protected by breakwaters and an inner harbour constructed by dredging, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Port Kembla harbour is situated 620 metres west of Northern Breakwater.

Port Kembla railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port Kembla railway station is a single-platform intercity train terminal located in Port Kembla, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. Port Kembla railway station is situated 1½ km south of Northern Breakwater.

Breakwater Battery

Museum

Breakwater Battery was a coastal defence battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II. The Breakwater Battery was constructed in 1939 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines. Breakwater Battery is situated 1½ km southeast of Northern Breakwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Kembla and Kemblawarra.

Port Kembla

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong 10 km south of the CBD and part of the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The suburb comprises a seaport, industrial complex, a small harbour foreshore nature reserve, and a small commercial sector.

Kemblawarra

Neighborhood

Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kemblawarra is a residential, commercial and light industrial area of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is officially designated an urban place, and comprises the south-eastern part of Warrawong and the southern part of Port Kembla… Kemblawarra is situated 3 km south of Northern Breakwater.

Warrawong

Suburb

Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lake Illawarra. Warrawong is 90 kilometers from Sydney CBD. Warrawong is situated 3½ km southwest of Northern Breakwater.

Northern Breakwater

Type: Breakwater
Location: City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.46379° or 34° 27′ 50″ south

Longitude

150.90543° or 150° 54′ 20″ east

Open location code

4RQGGWP4+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 254452958

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=breakwater

GeoNames ID

2206121

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