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Walpole lies very close to the northern point of the 100 ha (250-acre) Walpole Inlet, from which it takes its name. The inlet in turn is named for the Walpole River, discovered in 1831 by Captain Thomas Bannister, and named by Governor Stirling for Captain W. Walpole, with whom he had served aboard HMS Warspite in 1808. [2]
6398: Area: 1,095.4 km 2 (422.9 sq mi) Location: ... North Walpole is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia.
General highways map of Western Australia South Western Australia roads in detail. ... Walpole: 513.57 319.12 H10: Coolgardie–Esperance Highway
Both names were first recorded on a map in 1833. [5] The Shire of Manjimup is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Mineng people of the Noongar nation. The Mineng's traditional lands are in the far east of the shire, where the locality of Broke is also located, while the Bibulman's traditional lands are in the remainder of the shire.
Walpole-Nornalup National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 355 km (221 mi) south of Perth. It is famous for its towering karri and tingle trees. Red tingle trees are unique to the Walpole area. The park is part of the larger Walpole Wilderness Area that was established in 2004, an international biodiversity ...
The concept of a Walpole Wilderness Area was first developed by Donna Selby and Cath Roberts on behalf of the South Coast Environment Group Inc., in 1998. [1] During the height of the old growth logging debate, the Walpole Wilderness proposal sought to realise the region's potential for nature conservation by proposing the creation of a Regional Wilderness Park which expanded and linked ...
The Walpole River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The river was seen by Captain Thomas Bannister in 1831 [3] and named by Governor James Stirling after Captain W. Walpole. The catchment of the Walpole River provides drinking water to the town of Walpole. It also feeds the Irwin and Nornalup Inlets.
The Walpole - Nornalup inlet system is the only permanently open estuarine system in the South West, giving it great biological diversity. [3] Channel at entry of Inlet from Southern Ocean. The Casuarina Isles and Goose Island lie off the coast just to the south of the inlet [4] Remains of Aboriginal rock fish traps can still be found in the ...