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Western Australia covers the western third of the continent, although the winemaking regions are almost entirely situated in the south-western tip of the state. It has nine regions, and five nominated subregions for wine under the geographical indications legislation as determined by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation .
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The Baudin expedition of 1800–03 included the coast of Western Australia and resulted in the Freycinet Map of 1811, the first published map featuring the full outline of Australia. The name New Holland remained in popular and semi-official use until at least the mid-1850s; that is, it was in use for about 206 years in comparison to the name ...
For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are treated as if they were states. Each state has a governor , appointed by the monarch (currently King Charles III ), which by convention he does on the advice of the state premier. [ 49 ]
Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), [1] and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census. [2]
In some cases, the physical signage and structures that mark the actual border deviate from the 129th meridian. The Northern Territory border with Western Australia and the South Australian border with Western Australia are displaced east–west by approximately 127 metres (417 ft), as a result of errors caused by the technical limits of surveying technology in the 1920s, [1] when the current ...
{{Image label begin | image = Australia location map recolored.png | alt = Australia map. Western Australia in the west third with capital Perth, Northern Territory in the north center with capital Darwin, Queensland in the northeast with capital Brisbane, South Australia in the south with capital Adelaide, New South Wales in the northern southeast with capital Sydney, and Victoria in the far ...
Where WAS That? : An Historical Gazetteer of Western Australia / by Geoffrey Higham. Geoproject Solutions Pty Ltd: Winthrop, Western Australia. ISBN 0-9758024-0-2. Murray, Ian & Goodchild, Brian (2003). Araluen to Zanthus: A Gazetteer of Perth Suburbs and Western Australian Towns. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press.