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The Basin, Rottnest Island

#4 among attractions in Rottnest Island

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The Basin, Rottnest Island

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Coordinates: 31°59'19"S, 115°32'10"E
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Rottnest Island Australia

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Day trips

The Basin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wadjemup Lighthouse, Bathurst Lighthouse, Lake Baghdad, Government House Lake.

  • wadjemup lighthouse rottnest island2.3 miSW
    Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

    Wadjemup Lighthouse, Rottnest Island

    58 min walk • Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre Wadjemup Lighthouse was Western Australia's first stone lighthouse and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Port and the Swan River Colony.

  • bathurst lighthouse rottnest island~1570 ftE
    Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

    Bathurst Lighthouse, Rottnest Island

    8 min walk • Bathurst Lighthouse is one of two lighthouses on Rottnest Island, the other being Wadjemup Lighthouse. It is located on Bathurst Point, in the northeast of the island, and was activated in 1900.

  • lake baghdad rottnest island1.4 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Lake Baghdad, Rottnest Island

    35 min walk • Lake Baghdad is one of a collection of salt lakes on Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Ten percent of the area of Rottnest Island is taken up by salt lakes with Lake Baghdad, Herschel Lake, Garden Lake, Government House Lake and others being permanent and having their own surrounding beaches.

  • government house lake rottnest island1 miS
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Government House Lake, Rottnest Island

    26 min walk • Government House Lake is a saline lake on Rottnest Island in Western Australia. It is partly reclaimed on its southern shore, for the Rottnest Island Airport.

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