Breaksea Island

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Breaksea Island in King George Sound in the Great Southern region of Western Australia is 12 kilometres south-east of Albany. ()

Coordinates: 35°3'50"S, 118°3'42"E

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Nearby attractions include: Michaelmas Island, Nanarup Beach, Breaksea Island Lighthouse, Gull Rock National Park.

2.3 miNW
Island
Michaelmas Island
58 min walk • Michaelmas Island is an island located in King George Sound near Albany, Western Australia. The island is a nature reserve and managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife; its reserve number is 30049.
5 miN
Surfing
Nanarup Beach
127 min walk • Nanarup Beach is a beach in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 20 kilometres east of Albany. The beach is white sand and has stairway access at the western end where Taylor Inlet discharges into the ocean.
~1400 ftW
Lighthouse
Breaksea Island Lighthouse
7 min walk • Breaksea Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Breaksea Island in King George Sound 12 kilometres from Albany. The first lighthouse was built in 1858, by English convicts using pre-made cast iron sheeting rising it at the centre of an octagonal stone keeper's cottage; in 1889, two keeper's cottages were built.
5.5 miNW
National park
Gull Rock National Park
141 min walk • Gull Rock National Park is a small national park situated 25 km southeast of Albany in Western Australia. It was established in 2006, becoming Western Australia's 97th national park in the process. It is around 2,593 hectares in area.