First Marine Biological Station in the Southern Hemisphere

Places of Interest Nearby

HMAS Watson

Military installation

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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. HMAS Watson is situated 470 metres northeast of First Marine Biological Station in the Southern Hemisphere.

Eastern Channel Pile Light

Lighthouse

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The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef. Eastern Channel Pile Light is situated 570 metres west of First Marine Biological Station in the Southern Hemisphere.

South Head Lower Light

Lighthouse

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Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay. South Head Lower Light is situated 1 km north of First Marine Biological Station in the Southern Hemisphere.

Places in the Area

Manly

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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.

Lower North Shore

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The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.

Balgowlah

Suburb

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Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling. Balgowlah is situated 5 km north of First Marine Biological Station in the Southern Hemisphere.

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