Cape Burney, Western Australia
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Cape Burney Geraldton, Western Australia |
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Population: | 397 | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 6532 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 7 km² (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location: | 12 km (7 mi) S of Geraldton | ||||||||||||
LGA: | City of Geraldton-Greenough | ||||||||||||
State District: | Greenough | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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Cape Burney, also known as Greenough-on-Sea, is a coastal town and locality 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Geraldton, Western Australia at the mouth of the Greenough River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.
The locality was gazetted in 1985.[1]
Cape Burney contains a caravan park, popular with surfers and recreational fishermen, as well as the Southgate Dunes to the north of the settlement which separate the settlement from Geraldton.
[edit] References
- ^ "Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)", Western Australia Government Gazette, 1 November 1985, p. 1985:3207.
[edit] External links
- Cape Burney, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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