West Cape Howe is a locality of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The locality of West Cape Howe is on a headland, the West Cape Howe, and surrounded on three sides by the Southern Ocean. It is entirely covered by the West Cape Howe National Park, which also extends into the neighbouring Bornholm and Kronkup.[2][3] Torbay Head, located within West Cape Howe, is the southernmost point in Western Australia.[4]
| West Cape Howe Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking across Shelley Beach to Torbay Head | |||||||||||||||
  West Cape Howe | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°06′08″S 117°36′46″E / 35.10221°S 117.61279°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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West Cape Howe and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Cape Howe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Torbay Head". exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...