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Famous not so much for its natural scenic beauty overlooking the entrance to Port Jackson and North Head, but for more macabre reasons.
20-30 people die each year by both slipping and falling or by leaping from The Gap on to the rocks below.
The numbers of deaths have decreased dramatacally year by year and CCTV has been suggested to be installed to monitor the activity at The Gap.
It's where the ruins from an old gun emplacement can still be seen. Big guns were placed on the headlands to keep out invaders. The threat of invasion was taken seriously and gun emplacements are dotted throughout Port Jackson.
South Head, part of Sydney Harbour National Park, to the north of the suburb of Watsons Bay.
The view from South head is beautiful. You can see the entrance to the harbour, North and Middle Heads and the main harbour channel leading up towards the city centre. |
