Leeuwin Explained

Leeuwin (Dutch for "lioness") may refer to:

Places

• Leeuwin, Western Australia, a locality in Western Australia
• Cape Leeuwin, the most south-westerly point of Australia
  • Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
  • Cape Leeuwin water wheel
• Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, the national park in which Cape Leeuwin is located
• Leeuwin Barracks, formerly HMAS Leeuwin (naval base), a Royal Australian Navy shore base in North Fremantle

Ships

• Leeuwin (galleon), Dutch galleon that encountered south-west Australia in 1622
• HMAS Leeuwin (A 245), a hydrographic survey ship
  • Leeuwin class survey vessel, the class of HMAS Leeuwin
• STS Leeuwin II, a Western Australian sail training ship

Other uses

• Leeuwin Current, a warm ocean current flowing down the west coast of Australia
• Leeuwin triplefin (Norfolkia leeuwin), a species of small fish of the family Tripterygiidae
• Leeuwin (journal), a short-lived literary journal published in Western Australia by Willem Siebenhaar in 1910
• Leeuwin Estate, a winery in Margaret River, Western Australia
• Leeuwin Estate Concert Series, an annual open-air event featuring international and Australian performers at Leeuwin Estate Winery