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Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse

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Working historic lighthouse, open daily for tours, that gives views over the meeting place of the Indian Ocean to the west, and the Southern Ocean to the south and east.

Cape Leeuwin was named by Flinders in 1801 after the Dutch exploration ship the Leeuwin (meaning ‘lioness’), that visited the area in 1622.
The old lighthouse, still in use, is open daily for tours.
Twenty two ships were wrecked around Cape Leeuwin before the lighthouse was officially opened by WA Premier John Forrest in 1896 and only one shipwreck occurred subsequently. Built by timber tycoon Maurice Coleman Davies and John Wishart, with clockwork apparatus and kerosene lantern designed by Chance Brothers, the 39-metre-tall light operated in original condition until 1982, when it was converted to hydraulics and electricity.
Detailed information on tour times is available from the Augusta-Margaret River Tourism Association phone (08) 9757 7411.
 

Getting There

You can get to this site by: Two-wheel drive

GPS: -34.375, 115.136

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Mount Frankland South - Swarbrick, Photo: Jacki Baxter
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