Leeuwin
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Leeuwin is Dutch for "lioness". It may refer to:
Places
Ships
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Places
- Cape LeeuwinCape LeeuwinCape Leeuwin is the most south-westerly mainland point of the Australian Continent, in the state of Western Australia.A few small islands and rocks, the St Alouarn Islands, extend further to the south. The nearest settlement, north of the cape, is Augusta. South-east of Cape Leeuwin, the coast...
, the most south-westerly point of Australia;; - Leeuwin-Naturaliste National ParkLeeuwin-Naturaliste National ParkLeeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia , 267 km south of Perth.It is named after the two locations at either end of the park which have lighthouses, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Naturaliste....
, the national park in which Cape Leeuwin is located; - Leeuwin Barracks, formerly HMAS LeeuwinHMAS Leeuwin (naval base)HMAS Leeuwin was a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy , located in Fremantle, Western Australia. Commissioned in August 1940 as the naval depot for Fremantle, the base was adopted for use as a training facility after World War II: initially for reservists and national servicemen, then...
, a Royal Australian Navy shore base in North Fremantle;
Ships
- LeeuwinLeeuwin (galleon)Leeuwin was a Dutch galleon that discovered and mapped some of the southwest corner of Australia in March 1622. In this way it became only the seventh European ship to sight the continent....
, Dutch galleon that encountered south-west Australia in 1622; - HMAS Leeuwin (A 245), a hydrographic survey ship;
- Leeuwin class survey vesselLeeuwin class survey vesselThe Leeuwin class is a class of two hydrographic survey vessels in the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Leeuwin and HMAS Melville. Both ships were built by NQEA in Cairns, Queensland, and entered service in 2000....
, the class of HMAS Leeuwin
- Leeuwin class survey vessel
- STS Leeuwin IISTS Leeuwin IIThe STS Leeuwin II is a tall ship based in Fremantle, Western Australia.The Leeuwin is a three-masted barquentine. It was built to a design by local naval architect Len Randell by Australian Shipbuilding Industries Pty Ltd and launched on 2 August 1986...
, a Western Australian sail training ship;
Other
- the Leeuwin CurrentLeeuwin CurrentThe Leeuwin Current is a warm ocean current which flows southwards near the western coast of Australia. It rounds Cape Leeuwin to enter the waters south of Australia where its influence extends as far as Tasmania...
, a warm ocean current flowing down the west coast of Australia; - the Leeuwin Triplefin (Norfolkia leeuwin), a species of small fish of the Tripterygiidae family;
- Leeuwin, a short-lived literary journal published in Western Australia by Willem SiebenhaarWillem SiebenhaarWillem Siebenhaar was a social activist and writer in Western Australia from the 1890s until he left Australia in 1924. His literary contributions and opposition to policies such as conscription were his most notable contributions to the history of the state.-Biography:Siebenhaar was born in The...
in 1910. - Leeuwin EstateLeeuwin EstateLeeuwin Estate is an Australian winery based in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.-History:Leeuwin Estate was established in 1969 by Denis and Tricia Horgan...
, a winery in Margaret River, Western Australia. - Leeuwin Estate Concert SeriesLeeuwin Estate Concert SeriesThe Leeuwin Estate Concert Series are annual open air events featuring international and Australian performers at Leeuwin Estate Winery.-History:...
, an annual open air event featuring international and Australian performers at Leeuwin Estate Winery