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                Derby
     Broome         Fitzroy                  Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National
                                              P P
                    Crossing                  Park is one of Ausark is one of Ausark  tralia’s most famous
                                           natural sights, with its multi-coloured rock
                                             domes. Access is limited, but helicopter
                                             flights offer views of the area (see p335).










                  North of Perth and
   Newman          the Kimberley
                   (see pp324–35)





       Wiluna



                                                Kalgoorlie made its name in the
                                                1890s when gold was discovered
                                                     in the region. Much of its
                                                  19th-century architecture has
       Menzies                                     been preserved (see p322–3).
                             Perth and the
                              Southwest
               Kalgoorlie-Boulder  (see pp302–23)
             Coolgardie
                                Cocklebiddy
                 Norseman

                                                      Wave Rock is 15 m ave Rock is 15 m ave Rock
                                                      W W
                  Esperance                           (50 ft) high, 110 m
                                                      (360 ft) long and is
                                                      so named because its
                                                      formation resembles
                                                      a breaking wave. The
                                                      illusion is further
    Albany                                            enhanced by years’
          0 kilometres  200                           worth of water stains
                                                      running down its face
          0 miles    200
                                                      (see p322).
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