Western Australia
Population: 1.7 million
Capital: Perth
Size: 2,525,600 sq km
Climate: Temperate
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Perth is a leisure-oriented city with a temperate and tropical
climate, while oceanside Fremantle resonates a largely European
charm.
South of Perth, the Margaret
River region's uniquely mellow landscape is especially
attractive, supporting orchards, wineries and numerous small
holiday hideaways in giant eucalypt forests.
Both Albany
and Esperance
are attractive resort towns on the Southern Ocean's rugged
coastline. They make ideal bases for exploration of their
adjacent national parks, with the Stirling
Ranges just visible from Albany.
The desert of the Nullarbor Plain extends to South Australia,
while inland Kalgoorlie
is the sole survivor of the once-thriving Eastern Goldfields.
The north of the state is where you'll discover the raw appeal
of its wilderness. Shark
Bay and the attractive home of the dolphins at Monkey
Mia is worthwhile.
The Pilbara
region fills the state's northwest with the often-overlooked
gorges of the Hamersley
Ranges. The Ningaloo
Reef near Exmouth offers a underwater spectacle and Broome,
once the world's pearling capital, is indeed a jewel in the
rugged Northwest on the edge of the Kimberley's wilderness.
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