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Western Australia is Australia’s largest state in area (about the size of Western Europe) and borders the Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean. Most of the population and activities are centred on the south-western corner of the state. Here the capital city of Perth is located along with vast farming and karri and jarrah forest regions. It takes about three and a half hours to travel by car from Perth to the forests.
Gold is still mined on the inland goldfields. While most of the inland parts of the state is desert, the coastline affords many tourist opportunities with unspoilt beaches and places to explore.
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Western Australia cuts across a number of climatic zones. In the north, the climate is dry tropical, with hot humid summers and mild, pleasant winters. The further inland you go however, the more extreme the temperature.
In the south there are mild to hot summers, often tempered with an afternoon sea breeze, cool to mild winters. Rain usually falls in the summer in the north and the winter in the south.
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WA is located on the western plateau, bordered largely by desert to the east and 12,500 kilometres (7,813 miles) of the world's most pristine coastline to the west. Most of the area is flat with occasional low mountains rising above the plateau in grazing areas of the southwest. All in all the State covers 2.5 million square kilometres (1 million square miles).
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Getting around Western Australia is facilitated by good road and air connections. Consequently, getting to see the numerous natural attractions of the state is fairly easy. Perhaps the most appealing attraction of the state is the relaxed and easygoing lifestyle of the locals, which makes any holiday in the areas most pleasant.
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What
To Take & What To Wear
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The relaxed, easygoing lifestyle spills over to the clothing. Again, good casual clothes, with swimwear in summer and a jacket or jumper in winter.
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