Misery Beach
| Misery Beach | ||
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| Waters | Great Australian Bight | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 5 '45 " S , 117 ° 58' 4" O | |
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| length | 260 m | |
| width | 40 m | |
| nature | sand | |
| Surroundings | suburban | |
| tourism | ||
| monitoring | no | |
Misery Beach is a sandy beach in the south of the Australian state of Western Australia . It is located at Frenchman Bay .
The beach is 260 meters long and up to 40 meters wide. It opens to the north. The beach can be reached via a few footpaths that lead down to the beach.
Misery Beach is not guarded by lifeguards .
Name and story
To the west of the beach is a whaling station, the Cheyne Beach Whaling Station . When this was still in operation, the beach was always covered with the blood of the slaughtered whales, hence the name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Misery Beach WA beachsafe.org.au (English). Last accessed on December 18, 2017