Gage Roads
Gage Roads is an outer harbour area of Fremantle Harbour situated in the Indian Ocean offshore from Fremantle, Western Australia.
It incorporates a deep water sea channel as part of its function.
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, as well as the local marine engineering company Gage Roads Marine, are named after the area.
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