Whalers Beach
| Whalers Beach | ||
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| Waters | Frenchman Bay , King George Sound | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 5 '33 " S , 117 ° 56' 43" O | |
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| length | 730 m | |
| width | 25 m | |
| nature | sand | |
| Surroundings | suburban, developed | |
| tourism | ||
| monitoring | no | |
Whalers Beach is a sandy beach in the south of the Australian state of Western Australia . It is part of Frenchman Bay and is located in the town of the same name Frenchman Bay on the Torndirrup Peninsula .
The beach is 730 meters long and up to 25 meters wide. It opens north to King George Sound . A road leads to the east end of the beach where there is a picnic area and parking lot.
Whalers Beach is not guarded by lifeguards . It is classified as safe by SLSA (Surf Life Saving Australia).
In 1913, a Norwegian whaling company set up the Norwegian Bay Whaling Station on the beach , which existed until 1957 and was operated by different companies. Today a picnic station has been set up at the site and only concrete foundations on the beach remind of the former facility.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Whalers Beach WA beachsafe.org.au (English). Last accessed on December 21, 2017
- ^ Myra Stanbury: Norwegian Bay Whaling Station: An Archaeological Report , from 1983, on the Western Australian Museum. S. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2019