Cape Leeuwin

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cape headland lighthouse

Cape Leeuwin is the south‑westernmost point of mainland Australia, where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet near the town of Augusta in Western Australia.

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Label Occurrences
Cape Leeuwin canonical 9

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cape ⓘ
headland ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ
constructionMaterial limestone ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1895 ⓘ
coordinateLatitude -34.375 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude 115.134 ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans Dutch explorers ⓘ
distanceToAugusta about 9 kilometres south-west ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus listed on heritage registers for lighthouse precinct ⓘ
hasLighthouse Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Flinders Bay ⓘ
Hardy Inlet ⓘ
hasNearbyTown Augusta ⓘ
height 39 metres ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1896 ⓘ
isFamousFor meeting of two oceans ⓘ
isImportantFor maritime navigation ⓘ
isKnownFor rough seas ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
whale watching opportunities ⓘ
isMeetingPointOf Indian Ocean ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
isOn Indian Ocean coast of Australia ⓘ
Southern Ocean coast of Australia ⓘ
isPartOf South West region of Western Australia ⓘ
surface form: Capes region of Western Australia

Leeuwin‑Naturaliste National Park ⓘ
surface form: Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
isPopularWith maritime history enthusiasts ⓘ
photographers ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
isSouthWesternmostPointOf Australia ⓘ
surface form: mainland Australia
isWithin Shire of Augusta-Margaret River ⓘ
locatedAt Cape Leeuwin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
locatedIn South West region of Western Australia ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ
locatedNear Augusta, Western Australia ⓘ
managingAgent Australian Maritime Safety Authority ⓘ
namedBy Matthew Flinders ⓘ
nameMeaning Lioness (in Dutch) ⓘ
nameOrigin Dutch ship Leeuwin ⓘ
oceanOnSouth Southern Ocean ⓘ
oceanOnWest Indian Ocean ⓘ
tourismActivity coastal walks ⓘ
lighthouse tours ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leeuwin Current → flowsPast → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Leeuwin Current → namedAfter → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River → hasCoastlineFeature → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Cape Leeuwin → locatedAt → Cape Leeuwin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
Augusta → near → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse → locatedIn → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Leeuwin‑Naturaliste National Park → contains → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Karridale → hasNearbyAttraction → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ
Hamelin Bay → hasNearbyAttraction → Cape Leeuwin ⓘ