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The Best Attractions In Porongurup National Park

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Porongurup National Park is a national park in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 360 km southeast of Perth and 40 km from Albany. It protects the Porongurup Range, an extremely ancient and largely levelled mountain range formed in the Precambrian over 1200 million years ago. The present range is no more than fifteen km from east to west and consists of granite peaks levelled into domes. The highest point in the Porongurup Range is Devils Slide at 670 metres whilst there are several other peaks above 600 metres , which is about 400 metres above the surrounding plain. Indeed, for much of the Cretaceous and Paleogene the Porongurup Range was...
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The Best Attractions In Porongurup National Park

  • 7. Albany's Historic Whaling Station Frenchman Bay
    Cheyne Beach Whaling Station is a defunct whaling station in Australia. It now operates as a tourist park known as Albany's Historic Whaling Station. The station is situated in Frenchman Bay in King George Sound and was built in the 1950s, operating until 1978.The station takes its name from Cheynes Beach, a small coastal community located approximately 65 kilometres east of Albany, Western Australia and surrounded by Waychinicup National Park.
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  • 9. Bluff Knoll Stirling Range National Park
    Bluff Knoll is the highest peak of the Stirling Range in the Great Southern region of Western Australia . It is 1,099 metres above sea level, and is one of only a few places to experience regular snowfalls in Western Australia, with some snow reported in most years. The last heavy snowfall was on 6 October 1992 when 20 centimetres of snow was recorded and light snow was seen at the base, 450 metres . Snow fell on three occasions in 2016 after only falling once in 2015. Although Bluff Knoll is sometimes claimed to be the highest point in Western Australia, the highest peak is actually Mount Meharry in Karijini National Park in the Hamersley Range, which is 1,249 metres above sea level. Local Aboriginal people, from the Qaaniyan and Koreng groups , who wore kangaroo skin cloaks in cold weath...
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  • 10. Elephant Rocks Denmark
    Elephant Rocks is a sheltered beach in Western Australia, a few hundred metres east of Greens Pool. It is located about 15 km west from Denmark, in William Bay National Park. Its name is derived from a series of exposed rocks, which from several angles resembles a herd of elephants. Fact sheetLocation: William Bay National Park Directions: 15 km west of Denmark on South Coast Highway, heading towards Walpole Coordinates: 35°1′32.41″S 117°14′7.24″E
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  • 11. Greens Pool Denmark
    Greens Pool is a sandy white beach with boulders on the south coast of Western Australia between Denmark and Walpole. This sheltered area is part of William Bay National Park and has a sandy white beach ringed by large granite boulders that prevent the swell of the Southern Ocean reaching the shoreline. The area has a car park, viewing platform and toilet facility with a reasonably steep sandy path down to the beach.
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  • 12. Walpole-Nornalup National Park Walpole
    Walpole-Nornalup National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 355 km south of Perth. It is famous for its towering Karri and Tingle trees. Red Tingle trees are unique to the Walpole area.
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