The Gap
The Gap is an ocean cliff at South Head in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The area, which faces the Tasman Sea, is located in the suburb of Watsons Bay. Although the cliff is a popular tourist destination, it has infamy for suicides.Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 17 metres
- Description: ocean cliff on the South head of Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “The Gap Bluff”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watsons Bay ferry wharf and Signal Hill Battery.
Watsons Bay ferry wharf
Transport stop
Photo: charliebrewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watsons Bay ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay.
Signal Hill Battery
Historic site
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Signal Hill Battery was constructed in 1892/93 at Watsons Bay and is adjacent to the Signal Hill Lighthouse on Old South Head Road.
HMAS Watson
Military installation
Photo: Saberwyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMAS Watson is a Royal Australian Navy base on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay in Sydney, Australia. Commissioned in 1945, the base served as the RAN's radar training school.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manly and Ben Buckler.
Manly
Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manly is a harbour and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches. It is known for its beaches and for its surfing culture.
Ben Buckler
Neighborhood
Ben Buckler is an urban locality in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the suburb of North Bondi in the Waverley Council local government area. Ben Buckler is situated 5 km south of The Gap.
Bondi Beach
Photo: Bgabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bondi Beach is a beach and the surrounding suburb in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs.
The Gap
- Categories: cliff and landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“The Gap” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斷魂谷”
- French: “The Gap (Sydney)”
- French: “The Gap”
- Hebrew: “הגאפ (סידני)”
- Malay: “The Gap (Sydney)”
- Malay: “The Gap”
- Persian: “گپ (پرتگاه)”
- Persian: “گپ”
- Portuguese: “The Gap (Nova Gales do Sul)”
- Portuguese: “The Gap”
- Turkish: “The Gap”
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Localities in the Area
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