Becher Point
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Becher Point is the southernmost point of
Warnbro Sound Warnbro Sound, an Indian Ocean embayment, is located on the coast of Western Australia south of Cape Peron, 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Fremantle. It is a semi-circular sound, wide with of shore. The area was surveyed in 1837 by Surveyor ...
in
Port Kennedy A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
in
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. It was the site of multiple ship beachings. It is a reference point for the adjacent Ramsar
Becher Point Wetlands The Becher Point Wetlands site is a wetland nature reserve in Port Kennedy on the Swan Coastal Plain of south-western Western Australia. The coastal site lies in the City of Rockingham, about south of the state capital, , and is largely surr ...
that lie inland from the point. It offers significant conservation value. It has been identified as a site for assessing
Holocene The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene togethe ...
environment on the coastline. As a place name,
Port Kennedy A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
is the name of a locality that is found where Becher point is, however ''Port Kennedy'' is not a notable coastal feature.Murray and Hercock do not have a listing for Port Kennedy in , whereas chooses to identify Bridport Point 1km west, and omits Becher Point


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Headlands of Western Australia Warnbro Sound {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub