Cape Peron

Cape Peron

Cape Peron coord|32|15|55|S|115|41|10|E|type:landmark|region:AU|display=inline,title is a headland located at the extreme southern end of Cockburn Sound in Western Australia. The cape is noted for protected beaches, limestone cliffs, reefs and panoramic views.

Cape Peron and the immediate locality are also known as Point Peron both locally and in written references. There is a small promontory on the South West of the Cape, though not it's most Westerly point, that is named "Point Peron".

Cape Peron is included in the Rockingham suburb of Peron.

The feature was named after François Péron, a French naturalist who was on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin along the western coast of Australia in 1801.

A causeway has been constucted between Cape Peron and Garden Island to allow vehicle traffic between the mainland and the island.

During World War II, an observation post for the coastal battery was located on the hilltop, and the old buildings remain.

The wreck of the "SS Orizaba" (1886-1905) lies just north, between Garden Island and Point Peron.

ee also

*The suburb or locality of Peron
*Older Peron transgression

References

*Marchant, Leslie R.: "French Napoleonic Placenames of the South West Coast". Greenwood, WA.: R.I.C. Publications, 2004. ISBN 1-74126-094-9.
* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=263920 Geoscience Australia Gazeteer]


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