The Settlement

Thomson Bay, known in full as Thomson Bay Settlement and also known as The Settlement, is the largest settlement of , , situated on the island's northeastern coast.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: place on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Thomson Bay” and “Thomson Bay Settlement”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boatshed and Salt Store.

Museum
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is a museum.

Museum
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is a museum.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingstown Barracks and Oliver Hill Battery.

Village
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is a village.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ km southwest of The Settlement.

The Settlement

Latitude
-31.99526° or 31° 59′ 43″ south
Longitude
115.53989° or 115° 32′ 24″ east
Open location code
4PWQ2G3Q+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9002733986
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q71266670
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Xhosa—“The Settlement” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “থমসন বে বসতি”
  • Cebuano: “Thomson Bay Settlement”
  • Esperanto: “Thomson Bay Setlejo”
  • French: “Le Settlement”
  • Hindi: “थॉमसन बे बस्ती”
  • Luxembourgish: “Thomson Bay Siidlung”
  • Southern Sotho: “Setereke sa Thomson Bay”
  • Tumbuka: “Muzi wa Thomson Bay”
  • Ukrainian: “Поселення Томсон-Бей”
  • Ukrainian: “Поселення”
  • Xhosa: “Thomson Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wadjemup Museum and Henry Vincent’s Anglican Chapel.

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