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 CONK! Encyclopedia: Western_Australia
Whilst the sovereign of Western Australia is the Queen of Australia (Queen Elizabeth II), and executive power nominally vested in her State representative the Governor (currently John Sanderson until August 2005, to be replaced by Governor-elect Ken Michael), executive power is effectively administered by the premier and ministers.
Western Australia's economy has been largely based on the extraction and export of mining and petroleum commodities, especially iron ore, alumina, natural gas, nickel and gold.
Western Australia is Australia's largest state, covering the western most third of the mainland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Western_Australia   (1249 words)

  
 National Parks in Australien Western Australia
There are no camping areas within the park but all services and styles of accommodation are available nearby at Kalbarri.
Two popular fishing spots within the park are at Kangaroo Point and Hangover Bay, limited facilities are available at both places including toilets and picnic tables.
The fishing is also excellent along the rock platforms and beaches for tailor, mulloway and small sharks, or in the estuary for smaller species like bream and whiting.
www.outback-info.de /australien/special/westernaustralia.htm   (285 words)

  
 Australian guided walking holidays. South-West Australia 18 to 27 days in National Parks and wildflowers
This Nature Bound Australia journey takes in rugged eroded gorges, a diverse selection of coastal and inland Western Australia National Parks, and an abundance of flora and fauna not easily replicated elsewhere in the world, providing the perfect walking holiday experience..
The National Trust classified York Historic Town, was the first inland European settlement in Western Australia and is deserving of our live-in experience for a night.
Some international participants may enter Australia via Perth and be well positioned for the start of the tour.
www.natureboundaustralia.com /tours/southwest/default.php   (1686 words)

  
 Interworking 2002 Symposium
National Parks are covered fully by "Calm's www site." Given the rigours of the outback, the vast distances between services in the North of the states, and the relatively small population, it is advisable that newcomers to the State of Western Australia undertake trips of any distance as guided trips.
Kalbarri Kalbarri is strategically located on the coast at the mouth of the Murchison River - mid way between Western Australia's capital city, Perth, and the popular holiday destination of Monkey Mia.
Albany --Albany can be found 409 kms South East of Perth on the South Coast of Western Australia - overlooking the Southern Ocean.
www.ee.uwa.edu.au /~jamesw/test/ifip_site/awa.html   (754 words)

  
 Kalbarri National Park Western Australia
Kalbarri National Park is one of the most visited National parks in Western Australia covering over 186 000 hectares and only 6 hrs (590Ks)from Perth.
Kalbarri National Park is located on the lower reaches of the Murchison River, which has cut magnificent red and white banded gorges(Known as Tumblagooda Sandstone) for over 80 kilometres, as it carves its way to the sea.
There are no camping areas in the national park but a full range of accommodation is available in the Kalbarri town.
www.activesafaris.com.au /12329.htm   (547 words)

  
 Australia travel guide
Most of Australia's wilderness is not really for the individual traveler: Unlike New Zealand, where most national parks have a developed, signposted track system with huts and wardens (who keep an eye on lone hikers), many Australian parks are really only for groups of well-informed and well-equiped experienced hikers.
Australia's national park system is slightly confusing and disorganized: Since everything from small urban nature reserves to large untouched wilderness areas is called "national park", the really interesting parks are somewhat hard to identify.
- National Parks in the Northern Territory: Parks & Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, www.nt.gov.au/ipe/pwcnt/
www.rischer.com /~julia/oz.html   (1687 words)

  
 Threatened species and ecological communities Home page
Australia is home to more than one million species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.
The TSSC will reconsider the status of the initial national list of threatened species and communities in line with the new refined EPBC categories as information is updated and made available for assessment.
The Australian Government mechanism for national environment protection and biodiversity conservation is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened   (542 words)

  
 Western Australia Sites to See and Tourist Attractions
National Parks of Western Australia: Western Australia is a vast State covering 250 million hectares of some of the most ancient landscapes you'll find anywhere in the world: rugged gorges, tropical reefs, towering forests, woodlands, white beaches and 12,500 kilometres of coastline.
Scarborough Beach Scene: Situated on the coast of Western Australia, 12 kilometres northwest of Perth, is Scarborough, the hub of the "Sunset Coast".
It contains the only beachfront, five star hotel on the West Coast and represents, for Western Australia, what Bondi or Manly represents for New South Wales.
www.clickforaustralia.com /WesternAustraliaSitestoSeePage3.htm   (314 words)

  
 Western Australia Guide - Australia - General Information - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing
GEOGRAPHY: Western Australia covers one-third of Australia; it is larger than Western Europe, but has a population only one-sixth that of London.
There are vast wheatlands, forests and deserts, and several national parks.
The west coast is nearer to Bali and Indonesia than to Sydney, making Perth a viable stopover destination en route to the rest of Australia.
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/was/was.asp   (234 words)

  
 Gay and Lesbian Community Services - Perth Western Australia
In most national parks, access is easy for nature lovers to discover the beauty of the spring wildflowers; others offer adventure seekers the chance to experience the real Australian outback.
In the Kimberley region - one of the world's true adventure destinations - the Purnululu National Park, which protects the amazing Bungle Bungle Range, is probably Western Australia's most recognisable landform.
National parks in the southern half of the State have their own identity.
www.glcs.org.au /travel/attractions4.html   (1496 words)

  
 Welcome to Western Australia - Tourism Western Australia
In Western Australia you can dive with the world’s largest fish - the whale shark, walk amongst the tree tops of ancient trees, sleep under a canopy of stars in the desert, or explore the gorges and wilderness areas.
In Western Australia there are plenty of unique, nature-based, sporting and cultural events to be experienced.
Welcome to the official tourism website for Western Australia, where you’ll find everything you need to know about planning your holiday in our State – from our unique holiday experiences and world-class events, to travel suggestions, competitions, holiday specials and much more.
www.westernaustralia.com   (277 words)

  
 Parks in Asia and Australia (from national parks) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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The park is located within the Western Rift Valley, and its landscape is dotted with volcanic craters of Pleistocene age (i.e., 10,000 to 1,600,000 years old).
Visit the wildlife and geysers of Yellowstone National Park, where the concept of preserving wilderness was born.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-205176?tocId=205176   (878 words)

  
 Australia Now - Australia's National Parks
Australia applies the concept of cooperative management of national parks that are located on traditionally owned land.
Under the Australian Constitution, the creation and management of national parks and other nature conservation areas is the responsibility of State governments.
Five hundred and sixteen national parks cover 3.42 per cent of the land surface (25.7 million ha) and are registered under federal and State legislation.
www.dfat.gov.au /facts/national_parks.html   (1761 words)

  
 Online WA - A to Z Finder
National Parks of Western Australia Information on national parks, marine parks, reserves and State forest recreation areas to help you plan your trip.
National Library of Australia National Library of Australia has developed a national collection of material recording the heritage of Australia.
New South Wales For all the information you require on the Federal Government, State and Territorial Governments of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory and ACT, click on this link.
www.onlinewa.com.au /text/atoz/N.html   (3437 words)

  
 Geology of West Australia's National Parks
Western Australia has more national parks than any other state (at the time of writing more than 60) and our parks contain a far greater diversity of flora, fauna, climate, geology and landforms.
Geology of Western Australia’s National Parks is a timely addition to that collection of handy little reference books that you can keep in your car when exploring, and will certainly make you look with renewed interest at this amazing state of ours.
Adventuring with his family into our national parks made him realise that nearly all published geological literature was concerned with mineral potential on leases and that there was very little information available on the geology of the parks, and certainly none that could be understood by anyone who wasn’t a geologist.
www.margaret-river-online.com.au /nationalparks/reviews.htm   (413 words)

  
 Christmas Island Home Page
Parks Australia and the Invasion Biology Group from Monash University were awarded a 2003 Banksia Foundation award for the Protection of Australia's Environment for their successful campaign to control yellow crazy ants.
The declaration of the Christmas Island National Park in 1980, and extensions in 1986 and 1989, placed over sixty percent of the Island under formal protection.
In addition to this terrestrial area, the Park includes a marine area extending 50 m seaward of the low water mark where terrestrial areas of the Park include the coastline.
www.deh.gov.au /parks/christmas   (230 words)

  
 Geology of West Australia's National Parks
Western Australia has more national parks than any other state and most are easily accessible and have good camping facilities.
The parks include some of the oldest to some of the youngest rocks to be found on this very old continent, from those that have been greatly altered by the collision of continents to those that have remained undisturbed for billions of years.
In all parks the geology has controlled landforms and has had a major influence over the flora.
www.margaret-river-online.com.au /nationalparks   (277 words)

  
 Outback & Hinterlands Western Australia travel guide Western Australia Outback
Tucked away in the south-east corner of Western Australia, against the head of the Great Australian Bight is the 3,340ha Eucla National Park.
The Park's most significant features are the vast Delisser Sandhills and Wilson Bluff, a high limestone cliff which provides inspiring view of the awesome coastal cliffs beginning at Eucla and continuing unbroken for hundreds of kilometres to the east.
Outback and Hinterlands Western Australia travel guide Western Australia Outback
www.atn.com.au /wa/desert/parks-b.htm   (168 words)

  
 Yalgorup National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yalgorup is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 105 km south of Perth.
 This Western Australia geography article is a stub.
This page was last modified 04:17, 24 September 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yalgorup_National_Park   (73 words)

  
 GORP - National Parks - Australia
Most Australian national parks and reserves are within easy reach of main cities and towns; access varies with the park - some are reached by road, some by air, and a few by rail.
Since then, about 3200 national parks, conservation parks, reserves, and refuges have been set aside in Australia and Tasmania, totaling more than 40 million hectares (99 million acres), 5.3 percent of the Australian land mass.
In 1879, the Royal National Park was established south of Sydney - Australia's first, and the world's second, national park.
gorp.away.com /gorp/location/australi/park/parks.htm   (389 words)

  
 AusEmade: Western Australia National Parks, Reserve and Wildlife, Australia
AusEmade: Western Australia National Parks, Reserve and Wildlife, Australia
If it is not here, you can see a list of national parks from the Department of Conservation and Land Management National Parks or visit the National Parks home page.
All payments can be made to your closest local National Parks office.
www.ausemade.com.au /wa/destination/nationalparks.htm   (338 words)

  
 0100w.htm
In the early 1900s, the caves were exploited for bat guano by the local farmers (National Parks Authority of Western Australia, 1979).
Pamphlet published by the National Parks Authority of Western Australia, Western Australia.
Geographical Location Situated on the south-west coast of Western Australia, the park lies adjacent to the town of Cervantes in the Central Region.
sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0100w.htm   (762 words)

  
 My Travels in Western Australia
Cape Le Grand National Park is located about 30 miles (50 KM) east of Esperance, and is probably one of the best known and most spectacular national parks in Western Australia.
Bremer Bay is situated 322 miles (515 KM) south-east of Perth at the mouth of the Bremer River and the western edge of the Fitzgerald River National Park.
The South East Region is best known for it's national parks, which offer magnificent coastal and inland scenery, unique wildlife, and the greatest variety of wildflowers found anywhere in the world.
travelwa.iinet.net.au /southeas.html   (1143 words)

  
 Western Australia - Wildlife  EN
The month of July of 2003 I spent roaming around Western Australia with a friend in his 25 year old Landrover : we went from Perth to Darwin (in Northern Territories) passing through some of the most remote national parks of Western Australia.
This gallery shows in 11 images what kind of wildlife you can expect to encounter in "the Australian Outback", and is the first of a series of galleries on Australia.
Western Australia - Wildlife EN Jan van der Hoeven
www.janvanderhoeven.com /wa_wildl.htm   (82 words)

  
 Australian National Parks Official Website for National parks in Australia
Australian National Parks Official Website for National parks in Australia
As a teenager, the editor of this site had the good fortune to experience first hand, the beauty of Australia's National Parks through his association with the Duke Of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
For Australia has one of the largest and greatest national park systems in the world, covering over 24 million hectares, with such diversity as lush rain forest to waterless desert.
www.australiannationalparks.com   (254 words)

  
 National Parks of Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of National Parks of Western Australia:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Parks_of_Western_Australia   (81 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: National Parks of Western Australia
Look for National parks of Western Australia in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project.
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/National-Parks-of-Western-Australia   (178 words)

  
 Western Australia
Western Australia is a huge, fascinating state, with a wide variety of things to see and do, but it doesn't seem to get as much attention overseas as the eastern states.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia; Fremantle is Perth's port city.
This travel agent specialises in northern Australia -- the Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and North Queensland.
www.avalook.com.au /wa   (895 words)

  
 Yr 9 National Parks
The National Wilderness Inventory is a website made up of information that defines the term wilderness, photographs that depict wilderness areas in all states of Australia and maps which show the wilderness quality of all states of Australia.
Very good website with links to various national parks located in the Northern Territory includes maps, safety issues and details of the environmental management of the parks.
The Wild Rivers Project is a special project aimed at identifying Australian river systems which have been relatively unchanged since European settlement, it is a national study is assessing the condition of all Australian rivers and their catchments.
library.nudgee.com /yr_9_national_parks.htm   (535 words)

  
 Western Australia's National Parks and Reserves
Western Australia is a vast State covering 250 million hectares of some of the most ancient landscapes you'll find anywhere in the world: rugged gorges, tropical reefs, towering forests, woodlands, white beaches and 12,500 kilometres of coastline.
Most of WA's spectacular natural features are managed by the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and we've used our local knowledge to put together information on national parks, marine parks, reserves and State forests to help you plan your trip.
But how do you decide where to go first in a State that covers a third of Australia?
www.naturebase.net /national_parks   (228 words)

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