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Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome

Mermaids Cave

Blackheath · Australia  ·  Feral children's oasis

Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome filmed at Mermaids Cave, Blackheath. The oasis where a tribe of feral children lives was filmed in this sandstone cave in the Blue Mountains. On screen it's crack in the earth.

Where to go

-33.646, 150.277

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
On screen
crack in the earth
In real life
Mermaids Cave, Blackheath
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome film at Mermaids Cave?
At -33.646, 150.277 in Blackheath. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Mermaids Cave?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Mermaids Cave?
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