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The proposed Helena and Aurora Ranges National Park in the Helena and Aurora Range had its first stage of approval completed in October 2022. [7] Another proposed national park in Western Australia is the Edel Land National Park. Steep Point, the most westerly part of the Australian mainland, would be located within the boundaries of the park. [8]
Perth Mint – Australia's oldest operating mint, established in 1899 to mint gold sovereigns for the British Empire; Perth Town Hall – The only convict-built town hall in Australia, built between 1868 and 1870. Perth Water – A much reduced corner of the Swan River with land infill on both north and south shores over the duration of a ...
This is a list of places on the Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia. The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register which lists places of historic, cultural and natural heritage on Commonwealth land or in Commonwealth waters, or owned or managed by the Commonwealth Government. To be listed, a place has to meet one or more of ...
Purnululu National Park: Western Australia: 2003 1094; viii, ix (natural) The remote national park, managed as wilderness, includes the Bungle Bungle Range (pictured), a Devonian plateau that has been heavily eroded into a dramatic landscape of conical sandstone towers. It is one of the largest network of sandstone karst formations in the world.
The area contains thousands of weathered limestone pillars. Some of the tallest pinnacles reach heights of up to 3.5 m above the yellow sand base. The different types of formations include ones which are much taller than they are wide and resemble columns—suggesting the name of Pinnacles—while others are only a metre or so in height and width resembling short tombstones.
Pages in category "National parks of Western Australia" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Valley of the Giants skywalk at Walpole-Nornalup National Park. Western Australia is the second largest country subdivision in the world.. As of 2022, based on the latest Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, it contains 1857 separate land-based protected areas with a total area of 76,142,710 hectares (188,152,700 acres), accounting for just over 30 percent of the state ...
Australia's monuments take on many distinct forms, including statues, fountains, natural landmarks and buildings. While some monuments of Australia hold a national significance, many are constructed and maintained by local community groups, and are primarily significant on a local scale. [1]