HMAS Watson
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.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Military installation
- …is operated by Royal Australian Navy
- Description: Royal Australian Navy base on Sydney Harbour
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Head Lower Light and Lady Bay Beach.
South Head Lower Light
Lighthouse
Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower… South Head Lower Light is situated 460 metres north of HMAS Watson.
Eastern Channel Pile Light
Lighthouse
The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East… Eastern Channel Pile Light is situated 1 km southwest of HMAS Watson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manly and Balgowlah.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah is situated 5 km north of HMAS Watson.
HMAS Watson
- Category: naval base
- Location
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Latitude
-33.83772° or 33° 50′ 16″ south
Longitude
151.28136° or 151° 16′ 53″ east
Open location code
4RRH576J+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=base
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“HMAS Watson” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “華森灣基地”
- French: “base navale de Watson”
- French: “Base navale de Watson”
- French: “HMAS Watson”
- Japanese: “ワトソン海軍基地”
- Turkish: “HMAS Watson”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Watson Chapel and Camp Cove Beach Lookout.
Nearby Places
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