Peron Battery southern gun position
Peron Battery southern gun position is a cannon in City of Rockingham, Western Australia. Peron Battery southern gun position is situated nearby to the cliff Mushroom Rock, as well as near the scenic viewpoint John Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peron Battery and Mushroom Rock.
Peron Battery
Bunker
Photo: Stephen Edmonds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peron Battery, at Cape Peron, was the southernmost of the Fremantle Fortress coastal defence batteries in Western Australia. Also referred to as K Heavy Battery, it was established in January 1943 and, like the Challenger Battery on near-by Garden Island, it was equipped with two mobile 155 mm guns. Peron Battery is situated 170 metres southeast of Peron Battery southern gun position.
Mushroom Rock
Cliff
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mushroom Rock is a cliff, which is situated 340 metres west of Peron Battery southern gun position.
Bird Island
Islet
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Bird Island is the name of three islands in Western Australia. Two are in the Kimberley region, and the third is off the coast of Rockingham, about 2 kilometres south of Garden Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peron and Shoalwater.
Peron
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peron is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located within the City of Rockingham. The suburb was gazetted in 1974.
Shoalwater
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock. Shoalwater is situated 3½ km southeast of Peron Battery southern gun position.
Rockingham
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockingham is a local government area in the Perth metropolitan area, about 50 km south of central Perth and 20 kilometres north of Mandurah. An unsung hero of the metro area, it is often left off tourist radars, but it is well worth a visit for its stunning beaches and laid back coastal lifestyle.
Peron Battery southern gun position
- Type: Cannon
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.26845° or 32° 16′ 6″ southLongitude
115.68748° or 115° 41′ 15″ eastOpen location code
4PVQPMJP+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7497148006OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cannon
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