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Gage Roads is an area in the outer harbour area of Fremantle Harbour in the Indian Ocean offshore from Fremantle, Western Australia. It incorporates a deep water sea channel as part of its function.[1] Gage Roads serves as a shipping lane and anchorage for sea traffic heading towards the seaport of Fremantle. Gage Roads was the location of the 1987 America's Cup, Rottnest Island lies to the west of Gage Roads, Owen Anchorage and Cockburn Sound lie to the south. The local Gage Roads brewing company is named after the area. Coastal geologyThe area is the most northern of one of four coastal basins formed from the flooding of a depression between Pleistocene aeolianite ridges running north-south, and the subsequent deposition of east-west Holocene banks. The seabed of Gage Roads is covered by seagrass. NamingGage Roads was named after Rear-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage who was Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's East Indies Station when James Stirling was surveying the Swan River in 1826.[2][3] Shipping reportsGage Roads is identified in shipping reports listing ships at anchor prior to entering the port of Fremantle.[4][5] AnchorageAt certain times, over 10 ships can be seen anchored in Gage Roads waiting to enter the port of Fremantle. In addition to these waiting ships, oversized ships that are unable to enter the inner harbour due to size or draft are required to anchor in Gage Roads.[6] CruisingIn the early 1900s, the local boat SS Zephyr regularly took cruises in Gage Roads.[7] In the 2000s, the {{ship|STS|Leeuwin II}} has used Gage Roads for short sailing cruises. WartimeDuring the World War II era, the Leighton Guns (also known as Leighton Battery) on Buckland Hill were part of the main anti-aircraft defence of the Gage Roads area. The guns were still operable into the Gage Roads area in the 1950s.[8][9] SwimmingSwimmers in the Rottnest Channel Swim (an annual swimming event) start at Cottesloe beach, cross Gage Roads and finish at Rottnest Island. {{Commons category|Ships in Gage Roads}}Notes1. ^http://www.fremantleports.com.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/Navigating%20Fremantle%20Waterways%20Guidelines.PDF Fremantle Ports Navigating Fremantle Waterways PDF 2. ^Gage Roads – named by Captain Stirling in 1827 after Rear Admiral Gage – The Sunday Times (Perth), 4 Jan. 1987, p.32d 3. ^{{cite book|title=Where on the Coast is That?|authors=Ian Murray with Marion Hercock|publisher=Hesperian Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-85905-452-2|page=114}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41447007 |title=Gage Roads. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=8 November 1937 |accessdate=8 April 2013 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46488751 |title=GAGE ROADS. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=1 November 1938 |accessdate=8 April 2013 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^Fremantle Harbour war time role Fremantle Ports website 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79923918 |title=Gage Roads. |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Perth |date=15 May 1914 |accessdate=8 April 2013 |page=9 Edition: Third Edition |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49626838 |title=Big Guns Do Their Bit. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=3 April 1954 |accessdate=8 April 2013 |page=12 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47848114 |title=Coast Guns To Fire. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=17 May 1950 |accessdate=8 April 2013 |page=17 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 5 : Indian Ocean|1987 America's Cup|Fremantle Harbour|Gage Roads|Roadsteads |
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