Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Western Australia

The most south-westerly mainland point of the Australian Continent, in the state of Western Australia. A few small islands extend further to the south. The headland on which the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse sits is also the site of an important automatic weather station, and also has buildings that were used by the lighthouse keepers. Opened with great ceremony by John Forrest in 1895, the lighthouse is now automated, and the buildings and grounds are vested in the local tourism body. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1675 KB) Summary Lighthouse, Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1675 KB) Summary Lighthouse, Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia. ... Media:Example. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... John Forrest, from the collection of the National Library of Australia John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury, PC, GCMG (22 August 1847–2 September 1918), commonly known as Sir John Forrest, was an Australian explorer, the first premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australias first... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Appeared on early Dutch maps as 't landte Leeuwin (circa 1622) suggesting sighting from the Dutch ship the Leeuwin. The bay just east of Leeuwin is Flinders Bay named after the circumnavigating explorer of the early 1800's. A map of the world by Johannes Kepler A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Flinders Bay Western Australia, is a bay that lies to the east of Cape Leeuwin and is south of Augusta, Western Australia and the mouth of the Blackwood River. ... Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 - 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and chartmakers of his age. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ...

The hillside to the north of the Lighthouse, and the land nearby is now part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. The nearest settlement, north of the cape is Augusta. Leeuwin-Naturaliste is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 267 km south of Perth. ... Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the [Blackwood River] emerges into Flinders Bay. ...

Shipwrecks within sight of this location includ the Pericles (1910) and the Cumberland amongst others.

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• Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse