Snorkelling - Offshore Bommies

Snorkelling - Offshore Bommies is a nature reserve in Western Australia, Australia. Snorkelling - Offshore Bommies is situated nearby to the neighborhood Geordie Bay, as well as near The 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 The Settlement and Oliver Hill Battery.

The Settlement

Neighborhood

Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.

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.