Western Australia

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Western Australia

WESTERN AUSTRALIA, often called WA, is the largest state in Australia. The state covers a third of th whole country. But it's not very populated, in this huge area there's no more than 2 million inhabitants. The climat is very good and there'e a lot of great beaches along the coasts. In the center of WA, it's a bit different, there's great deserts , such as Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert and Great Victoria Desert.

PERTH is the largest city in Western Australia, and is also the statecapital in WA. Perth is the most isolated big city in the world. The closest big city is Adelaide, 2720 km away.
But there's very much to do here, Perth is the state capital that has the most hours of sun per day in all of Australia with its 8 hours per day. There's also a lot of great beaches where you can relax in the sunny weather. This picture is taken from Kings Park, a popular picnic-
area on the weekends.

MONKEY MIA and SHARK BAY.
If you drive up the westcost you will come across a
place called Shark Bay. The name probably don't
need a moreprecise explanation, but one thing I can
tell you: Don't swim after dark!
Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort is a camping site with
swimming pools andteniscourts. But the main reson
to go toMonkey Mia, is to see the dolphins .
Every morning the dolphins comes in tothe beach to
get breakfast. Most timesthey come very close, and
sometimes you get the chanse to pet them.

THE PINNACLE DESERT is the name
of a small desert located in a national
park somewere between Perth and
Monkey Mia. The whole area consists
of big rocks sticking out of the ground.
If you have a good emagination you can
find that the shapes of the rocks can be
whatever you want them to be, like different
kind of animals.

ALBANY is located in the southwest
of WA. The nature is fantastic, but
the temperature drops a few degrees
when you travel down to the southern
parts of Australia.

Western Australia