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Princess Royal Fortress - WA

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Princess Royal Fortress

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Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -35.0298 117.915001

DMS: 35º 01' 47.28" S 117º 54' 54" E

UTM: 50 H 6123270mN 583466mE

Altitude: 115.98m

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Description

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

391.04kms SouthEast of Perth - Driving 416 km (4 hours 30 mins)

Address & Contact Edit

1378 Forts Rd
Mt Clarence WA 6330

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

Princess Royal Fortress ... Location: Forts Road, Albany (off Marine Drive)
Albany Barracks and the Princess Royal Battery, Military Heritage Centre - Australian War Memorial Gallery, Padre White National Memorial, HMAS Perth Interpretive Centre, First Dawn Service Display
Australian Light Horse Museum.
In 1791, Captain George Vancouver claimed the southern part of Western Australia for the British Crown. This strategic position led to the Princess Royal Fortress being built on Mt Adelaide in 1893 as the first Federal defence in Australia.

http://www.forts.albany.wa.gov.au/index.html

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

MundAl - Denmark to Albany

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Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Albany at 25/09:00am WST

Distance from Princess Royal Fortress 3.11km W

Temperature
13.2°C
Feels Like	1.8°C
Rel. Humidity	64%
Dew Point	6.5°C
Pressure	hPa
Rainfall	12.0mm
Wind Direction	SW
Wind Speed	56km/hr 30knots
Gusts	km/hr knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
13.2°C	1.8°C	64%	6.5°C	hPa	12.0mm	SW	56km/hr 30knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Albany

Distance from Princess Royal Fortress 3.11km W


Mean Max. °C
Jan	22.8
Feb	22.9
Mar	22.2
Apr	20.9
May	18.6
Jun	16.6
Jul	15.7
Aug	16.3
Sep	17.2
Oct	18.4
Nov	20.4
Dec	21.9
Mean Min. °C
Jan	15.2
Feb	15.5
Mar	14.7
Apr	12.7
May	10.7
Jun	9.1
Jul	8.1
Aug	8.3
Sep	9.3
Oct	10.4
Nov	12.4
Dec	14.0
Mean Rain mm
Jan	24.0
Feb	22.7
Mar	38.5
Apr	68.9
May	117.1
Jun	133.2
Jul	143.6
Aug	126.0
Sep	101.7
Oct	78.8
Nov	45.2
Dec	29.9

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.8	22.9	22.2	20.9	18.6	16.6	15.7	16.3	17.2	18.4	20.4	21.9
Mean Min. °C	15.2	15.5	14.7	12.7	10.7	9.1	8.1	8.3	9.3	10.4	12.4	14.0
Mean Rain mm	24.0	22.7	38.5	68.9	117.1	133.2	143.6	126.0	101.7	78.8	45.2	29.9