West Cape Howe, Western Australia

West Cape Howe
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Looking across Shelley Beach to Torbay Head
West Cape Howe
Coordinates: 35°06′08″S117°36′46″E / 35.10221°S 117.61279°E / -35.10221; 117.61279
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	City of Albany
Location	387 km (240 mi) SE of Perth 26 km (16 mi) SE of Denmark 29 km (18 mi) W of Albany
Government
•  State electorate	Albany
•  Federal division	O'Connor
Area
• Total	24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6330
Localities around West Cape Howe Bornholm Kronkup Southern Ocean West Cape Howe Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

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 is on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation. ^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Cape Howe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. "Torbay Head". exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
5. "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 18 January 2025. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...

External links

• West Cape Howe National Park