page_title: Fremantle Doctor
hierarchical_section_title: Fremantle Doctor
caption_attribution_description: English: Pilot Boat Parmelia at Fremantle Harbour entrance facing the Fremantle doctor on the afternoon of 30th January 2010
context_page_description: The Fremantle Doctor, the Freo Doctor, or simply The Doctor is the Western Australian vernacular term for the cooling afternoon sea breeze that occurs during summer months in south west coastal areas of Western Australia. The sea breeze occurs because of the major temperature difference between the land and sea.
  The name was in use as early as the 1870s and was similar to equivalent terms for winds that occurred in South Africa and the West Indies.
context_section_description: The Fremantle Doctor, the Freo Doctor, or simply The Doctor is the Western Australian vernacular term for the cooling afternoon sea breeze that occurs during summer months in south west coastal areas of Western Australia. The sea breeze occurs because of the major temperature difference between the land and sea.
  The name was in use as early as the 1870s and was similar to equivalent terms for winds that occurred in South Africa and the West Indies.
caption: Pilot boat Parmelia facing the Fremantle Doctor at the Fremantle harbour entrance
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