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Soil salinity and dryland salinity are two problems degrading the environment of Australia. Salinity is a concern in most states, but especially in the south-west of Western Australia. [1] The Eastern Mallee and the Western Mallee of Western Australia are areas that are prone to salinity with little remedial action being undertaken to rectify ...
This is a list of bodies of water by salinity that is limited to natural bodies of water that ... Australia [28] [n 1] 3.40: ... Eastern Europe/ Western Asia [36] 1.14:
Western Australia contributes an estimated 58% of Australia's Mineral and Energy Exports, [48] potentially earning up to 4.64% of Australia's total GDP. [ 49 ] Gross state product per person ($97,940 in 2017–18) is higher than any other state and well above the national average ($73,267).
Lake Austin is an ephemeral salt lake located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, approximately 21 km (13 mi) south of Cue and 55 km (34 mi) north of Mount Magnet. [2] [1] It is named after Robert Austin, who explored the area around the lake in 1854. [3] The abandoned town of Austin is located on an island in the lake. [3]
Australia is the only western country to have large areas of rainforest intact. ... movement in Australia. Soil salinity affects 50,000 km 2 of ... at a rapid rate in ...
Western Australia occupies nearly one third of the Australian continent.Due to the size and the isolation of the state, considerable emphasis has been made of these features; it is the second largest administrative territory in the world, after Yakutia in Russia, despite the fact that Australia is only the sixth largest country in the world by area, and no other regional administrative ...
Lake Lefroy is a large ephemeral salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is north of Lake Cowan and approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Boulder. The town of Kambalda is on the northern shore and the hamlet of Widgiemooltha near the southern edge. [2]
For Western Australia's growing population the reservoir is considered a valuable resource, but the water is too salty for drinking. The Waters and Rivers Commission has a target of reducing the salinity of the river water to 500 mg/L by 2015 as a part of the State Salinity Strategy. [needs update] [5] Wellington Dam, fed by the Collie River