The Gap & Natural Bridge, Albany

The massive power of the Southern Ocean has created the spectacular rock formations of The Gap and Natural Bridge near Albany in the Torndirrup National Park.
See the waves rush in and out with tremendous ferocity, and watch the waves surge along the sheer cliff drop.

Dog Rock, Albany

Dog Rock, this huge granite outcrop near the town centre of Albany. It is a must-do stop on any trip to Albany and is a popular place for that great holiday photograph. There’s even a dog collar painted around this iconic Albany tourism attraction.
Dock Rock is located on Middleton Beach Road, and a two minute walk from the town centre.
Albany is a four and a half hour drive from Perth or you can fly there in an hour and a half.

The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie

- The Super Pit is the biggest gold open pit mine in Australia.

-  Currently, the Super Pit is approximately 3.5km long, 1.5km wide and more than 440m deep.

- The Super Pit produces up to 850,000 ounces of gold every year and its operation far outweighs any other mining centre in Australia.

- Each year Kalgoorlie contributes to a significant amount of the world’s total gold production and helps Australia to be the 3rd largest Gold producer in the world, behind South Africa and the Unites States.

- The public lookout is open from 7:00am to 9:00pm daily.

The Wheatbelt Region

The Wheatbelt Region comprises an area of 154 862 square kilometres, more than twice the size of Tasmania. The region is home to over 69,000 people, making it the third most populous region in the State.

Wave Rock, Hyden

Wave Rock (Hyden, Western Australia) is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave.

Perth, Capital City Of Western Australia

Perth Facts

- Perth is the capital and largest city of Western Australia.

- Perth is the world's most isolated continental capital city.

- Perth is the world's most sunniest capital city, averaging an annual eight hours of sun each day.

-Perth is the only city in the world where aircraft can land in the central business district.

- Perth has the largest inner city park in the world (Kings Park) and it's even bigger than New York's Central Park.

- Perth is the capital city in the world with the most consistent wind.

- Perth was nominated by U.S astronauts as the 'City' of Lights'  as it stood out as the bright spot on earth.

- Perth has the highest population per capita of self made millionaires in the world.

Western Australia (WA)

Western Australia (WA) is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres(976,790 sq mi, and the second-largest country subdivision in the world – however, a significant part of it is sparsely populated. The state has approximately 2.4 million inhabitants(around 11% of the national total),and 92% of the state's population lives in the south-west corner of the state.

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Western Australia Facts

- Western Australia is bigger than Europe and covers one third of the Australian continent, yet only two million Australians live here.

- Perth is the most isolated capital city in the world. The closest city, Adelaide in South Australia 2,200km away.

- Western Australia is approximately ten times the size of New Zealand.

- Its capital Perth is closer to Singapore and Jakarta than it is to Canberra(Australian Capital Territory). 

-With more than 270 operating mines, Western Australia is a leading supplier of many commodities including alumina, diamonds, iron ore and mineral sands, – monazite; ilmenite; rutile/synruite and zircon.

- The town of Kalgoorlie in WA is Australia's largest producer of gold.

- Agriculture is Western Australia’s second major export industry.

- Broome holds the largest pearl industry in the world.

- Western Australia has the best economy in the country.

- Western Australia has the greatest concentration of Aboriginal art in the world at the Burrup Peninsula, Dampier. There are more than 10,000 ancient rock engravings, some dating back 10,000 years.

- Perth has the largest inner city park in the world (Kings Park) and bigger than New York's Central Park.