Little Salmon Bay

Little Salmon Bay is a bay in Western Australia, Australia. Little Salmon Bay is situated nearby to the locality Oliver Hill Battery, as well as near the village Thomson Bay Settlement.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rottnest Island and Rottnest Island Airport.

Rottnest Island

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Rottnest Island is an island about 20 km off the coast of Perth with a permanent population of around 300 people. It receives around 500,000 visitors a year, and up to 15,000 visitors at a time during peak periods and is best known for its adorable quokkas.

Rottnest Island Airport

Aerodrome

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Rottnest Island Airport is a small airport for light aircraft, situated about 800 metres from the main settlement at Thomson Bay, Rottnest Island and 19 kilometres northwest of Fremantle.

Wadjemup Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre Wadjemup Lighthouse was Western Australia's first stone lighthouse and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Harbour and the Swan River Colony.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oliver Hill Battery and Thomson Bay Settlement.

Oliver Hill Battery

Locality

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Oliver Hill Battery is a locality.

Thomson Bay Settlement

Village

Thomson Bay, known in full as Thomson Bay Settlement and also known as The Settlement, is the largest settlement of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, situated on the island's northeastern coast.