West Cape Howe

For the locality of the City of Albany, see West Cape Howe, Western Australia.

West Cape Howe is a coastal headland near Albany, Western Australia that forms the westernmost extent of the Great Australian Bight,^[1] and is therefore the southernmost point in Western Australia and in all of Australia west of the 136th meridian east.

West Cape Howe
Cape
View of West Cape Howe taken during ISS Expedition 16 in 2008
West Cape Howe Location in Western Australia
Coordinates: 35°08′S 117°38′E
Location	Australia
West Cape Howe 30km 19miles West Cape Howe

Torbay Head, located within West Cape Howe, is the southernmost point in Western Australia.^[2]

The cape is located within the locality of West Cape Howe and the West Cape Howe National Park.^[3][4]

History

West Cape Howe was originally named Cape Howe by Captain George Vancouver on 28 September 1791, in honour of Admiral Howe.^[5] This Cape Howe was renamed West Cape Howe by Matthew Flinders on 8 December 1801, to distinguish it from the Cape Howe in eastern Australia.^[6]