South coast of Western Australia
The south coast of Western Australia comprises the Western Australian coastline from Cape Leeuwin to Eucla. This is a distance of approximately 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi), fronting the Great Australian Bight and the Southern Ocean.
Components
The region is usually broken up into smaller regions, oriented to the Great Southern regional centre of Albany, Western Australia and, further east, Esperance.[1]
Rainbow Coast
The Rainbow Coast is a tourist region name for the coast as well. It is called the Rainbow Coast because of the fast-moving weather fronts that buffet the coast from the south. This, combined with the sun being close to the northern horizon in winter, creates regular displays of rainbows in the south.[2] The main towns of the Rainbow Coast are Albany, Denmark and Walpole.[3] The coast has dozens of National Parks and Nature Reserves including:
- Mount Frankland National Park
- William Bay National Park
- West Cape Howe National Park, which is the southernmost point of Western Australia
Considerable numbers of government reports and environmental studies with "South Coast" in the titles are focused specifically on the coastline adjacent to the Great Southern region.[4]
See also
- Local features
- Regional divisions
- Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia
- Ecoregions in Australia
- Regions of Western Australia
References
- ↑ Sandiford, Libby (1988).Rugged mountains, jewelled sea : the South Coast Heritage Trail network Perth, W.A. Dept. of Conservation and Land Management. "A joint project by the Western Australian Heritage Committee and Department of Conservation and Land Management". - specifically deals with the Esperance and Albany regions on the coast as separate regions on the coast.
- ↑ http://www.rainbowcoast.com.au/areas/rainbowcoast/rainbows.htm
- ↑ "Rainbow Coast". Rainbow Coast Web Design. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Smallwood, C. B. and Summer, N.R.(2007) A 12-month survey of recreational estuarine fishing in the South Coast bioregion of Western Australia during 2002/03 Perth, W.A. : Dept. of Fisheries, Fisheries research report, 1035-4549 ; no. 159. ISBN 1-877098-92-2 : The South Coast crustacean fishery : a discussion paper Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia Perth, W.A. : Dept. of Fisheries, 2009.Fisheries management paper, 0819-4327 ; no. 232 : Flowers, Trish.(2005) Fruits of the Southern Ocean : stories & seafood from Albany and the south coast of Western Australia ; photographs by Barbara Madden. Albany, W.A. : Bay Merchants. ISBN 0-9756888-1-2