Cable Beach, Beach in Torndirrup National Park, near Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Cable Beach is a 980-metre-long sandy beach in Torndirrup National Park, near Frenchman Bay on the Torndirrup Peninsula south of Albany. It opens south and is divided into three sections by rock platforms 320 and 40 metres long. The beach is up to 70 metres wide and is known as a rough, treacherous stretch where swimming is not advised.
The beach received its name in 1889 when an underwater telegraph cable was laid between Broome and Java. This connection linked Australia to Southeast Asia's growing communication network.
Cable Beach lies near Frenchman Bay on the Torndirrup Peninsula, within Torndirrup National Park south of Albany, not at Broome. The name recalls the telegraph cable connection; the beach itself is a 980-metre sandy strip split into three parts by rock platforms 320 and 40 metres long.
Cable Beach is known as a rough and treacherous stretch of coast, so swimming is discouraged. The beach is not patrolled by lifeguards. It lies near Frenchman Bay on the Torndirrup Peninsula within Torndirrup National Park, about 400 km southeast of Perth.
Cable Beach is split into three sections by rock platforms 320 and 40 metres long, and swimming is discouraged because the coast is rough and unpatrolled. The beach lies at Frenchman Bay on the Torndirrup Peninsula, about 400 km south-east of Perth.
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