The Big Penguin at Penguin is a must visit. Standing at 3.15 m high this poses the perfect photo op. You may be fortunate enough to visit while the Big Penguin is wearing one of his costumes.
To log this find
- Visit this statue and take a photo proving you have visited the Big Penguin and forward it to the cache owner or include it in your find log. As per the guidelines, you do not need to include your face in this photo, but you are more than welcome to. Other suggestions would be to write your caching name on a piece of paper and include it in the photo. This photo can be included in your log, or messaged to through.
- Have a look around and tell me the distance to "Swansea". Do NOT include the distance to Swansea in your find log. If you do, I will unfortunately need to delete your find.
You can log the "Find", but your log will be deleted if you do not send through your photo and evidence.
If you are visiting the area, you may like to allow additional time to visit the attractions around Penguin. We highly recommend completing the Adventure Lab which will take you on a short tour around the town. Check out Penguin: Adventure Lab Bonus (GC8MMX2) for more details.
About
The Big Penguin was erected by Centenary Celebrations Committee as a monument to the proclamation of town of Penguin and also as a tourist attraction. The town was named after the fairy penguin by Ronald C Gunn, a botanist.
Plaque Inscription
"Penguin"
The Penguin area was first settled in 1861 by Edward Joseph Beecroft.
Penguin took its name from the Fairy Penguin and was so named by Ronald C Gunn a distinguished botanist of the era.
The Municipality was established in 1908 (Area 43185 Ha).
The fibro cement penguin nearby was erected to celebrate the Centenary of the Proclamation of the Penguin township on the 25th October 1975.
Population 1975 - Municipality 5000 - Penguin 3000.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.