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The Best Attractions In Cervantes

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Cervantes is a town in Western Australia off Indian Ocean Drive about 198 kilometres north-north-west of the state capital, Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan local government area. At the 2011 census, Cervantes had a population of 467. The town was named after a ship that was wrecked nearby. The ship, in turn, was named after Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. The principal industry in the town is fishing. The Pinnacles are nearby in Nambung National Park which makes for a small industry from tourism. The saline Lake Thetis, which contains stromatolites, is nearby. An arts festival is held every year in the town, usually on the last weekend of ...
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  • 1. The Pinnacles Cervantes
    The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia.
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  • 2. Nambung National Park Cervantes
    Nambung National Park is a national park in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 200 km northwest of Perth, Australia and 17 km south of the small coastal town of Cervantes. The park contains the Pinnacles Desert which is an area with thousands of limestone formations called pinnacles.The park derives its name from an indigenous Australian word possibly meaning crooked or winding. The word was first used in 1938 when naming the Nambung River which flows into the park and disappears into a cave system within the limestone. The Yued people are the acknowledged traditional custodians of the land since before the arrival of Europeans.Nambung National Park also contains beaches at Kangaroo Point and Hangover Bay, as well as coastal dunes and flowering plants in low heathland areas. A boar...
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  • 4. Lake Thetis Cervantes
    Lake Thetis is a saline coastal lake in the mid-western region of Western Australia. The lake is situated east of the small town Cervantes, 2 kilometres inland from the Indian Ocean, on a Quaternary limestone pavement.
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  • 7. Emu Downs Wind Farm Cervantes
    The Emu Downs Wind Farm is a 79.2 MW wind farm in Western Australia. It was a joint development between Stanwell Corporation and Griffin Energy. The site is approximately 200 kilometres north of Perth, near Cervantes. Construction of the $180 million project commenced in November 2005, and the project was commissioned in October 2006.Emu Downs consists of 48 Vestas wind turbines , a substation, interconnection to the main 132 kV electricity grid, administration and stores buildings, and a network of access roads. The wind farm is close to the coast, with a good quality wind resource that has increased wind speeds and reliability aligning with periods for peak power demand. The prevailing wind blows from the east in the mornings and the Fremantle Doctor from the west in the afternoons.The w...
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  • 9. Pinnacles Visitor Centre Cervantes
    The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia.
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  • 11. Yanchep National Park Yanchep
    Yanchep is a national park in Western Australia, 42 kilometres north of Perth. The park is noted for its caves, native bush and koala colonies. It also offers cultural educational programmes offered in partnership with the local Nyoongar aboriginal people.
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  • 12. Yanchep Lagoon Beach Yanchep
    Yanchep is an outer coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 56 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. Originally a small crayfishing settlement, it was developed by entrepreneur Alan Bond in the 1970s for the 1977 America's Cup. The area covers the urban centre of Yanchep as well as Yanchep National Park in its entirety.
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  • 13. Jurien Bay Jetty Jurien Bay
    Jurien Bay is a coastal town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 220 kilometres north of Perth facing the Indian Ocean.
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