Cape Leeuwin

Summary

Cape Leeuwin is a cape^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cape Leeuwin is located in Western Australia^[3].
• Cape Leeuwin is in the country of Australia^[4].
• Cape Leeuwin is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5].
• Cape Leeuwin is on the body of water Southern Ocean^[6].
• Cape Leeuwin's image is recorded as Cape Leeuwin From North.jpg^[7].
• Cape Leeuwin's instance of is recorded as cape^[8].
• Cape Leeuwin's audio is recorded as Cape Leeuwin.ogg^[9].
• Leeuwin is named after Cape Leeuwin^[10].
• Cape Leeuwin's Commons category is recorded as Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia^[11].
• Cape Leeuwin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.376389, 'lon': 115.136389}^[12].
• Cape Leeuwin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/067lvg^[13].
• Cape Leeuwin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia^[14].
• Cape Leeuwin's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2067838^[15].
• Cape Leeuwin's UN/LOCODE is recorded as AUCLN^[16].
• Cape Leeuwin's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+140'}^[17].
• Cape Leeuwin's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -1583311^[18].
• Cape Leeuwin's name is recorded as {'lang': 'nys', 'text': 'Doogalup'}^[19].
• Cape Leeuwin's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Leeuwin'}^[20].
• Cape Leeuwin's maximum temperature record is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+42.8'}^[21].

Body

Geography

Cape Leeuwin is in the country of Australia^[4]. It is located in Western Australia^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Indian Ocean^[5], an ocean^[22] and Southern Ocean^[6], an ocean^[23].

Physical Characteristics

Cape Leeuwin's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+140'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Cape Leeuwin's instance of is recorded as cape^[8].

History and Context

Leeuwin is named after Cape Leeuwin^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cape Leeuwin include Leeuwin Current^[24], an ocean current^[25], in Australia^[26].

Why It Matters

Cape Leeuwin ranks in the top 8% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (120 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for it include Leeuwin Current^[24], an ocean current^[25], in Australia^[26].