The walk to the 161 metre high summit of Tomaree Head is well signposted and paved
much of the way. |
Remains of the WWII machine gun emplacement at the bottom of Tomaree Head. Yacaaba
Head is in the background. |
Looking north from the lookout on Tomaree Head.
L to R: Bennetts Beach at Hawks Nest, Yacaaba (North) Head, Cabbage Tree Island, Broughton Island
and, in the far background, Seal Rocks. Between May and November, the lookout is a great place to watch the
whales migrating to and from Antartica and the Great Barrier Reef. |
Tomaree National Park from Fingal Spit. L to R: Zenith
Beach, Tomaree (South) Head, Yacaaba (North) Head and Cabbage Tree Island. |
Big surf crashes against the southern side of Yacaaba after a winter storm. |
Looking South from the site of the WWII radar station
on Tomaree Head. From L to R: Point Stephens and
the Outer Lighthouse, Fingal Spit, Box Beach, Wreck Beach and,
immediately below, Zenith Beach. |
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