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Esplanade Park, Fremantle

Marine Terrace, FremantleParks in Perth, Western AustraliaUse Australian English from December 2015
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Esplanade Park is a public reserve in Fremantle, Western Australia. Situated on Marine Terrace and opposite the Esplanade Hotel, the reserve features about 100 mature Norfolk Island pines (araucaria heterophylla) and the Explorers' Monument. The park has also been called Fremantle Esplanade as well as Fremantle Oval. The latter conflicts with the current name of nearby Fremantle Oval which was previously known as "Barracks Green Field". The park known as "Fremantle Park" is located between Ord and Ellen Streets, Fremantle.

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