Naturaliste, Western Australia
Locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia
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Naturaliste is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on a peninsula between the Indian Ocean and Geographe Bay. At the northern point of the peninsula and locality lies Cape Naturaliste and the state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. The northern-most part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is also located with the locality.[2][3]
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The state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33.58°S 115.05°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 107 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6281 | ||||||||||||
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The City of Busselton and the locality of Naturaliste are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
The locality is home to a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the site of the former Castle Bay Whaling Station,[7][8][9] and Sugar Loaf Rock.[10]
