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The Valley of the Giants skywalk at Walpole-Nornalup National Park
Western Australia is the second largest country subdivision in the world.
As of 2022, based on the latest Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, it contains 1857 separate land-based protected areas with a total area of 76,142,710 hectares (188,152,700 acres), accounting for just over 30 percent of the state's land mass. By area, Indigenous Protected Areas account for the largest part of this, almost 67 percent while, by number, nature reserves hold the majority with two-third of all land-based protected areas being nature reserves.[1] [2]
Marine-based protected areas in Western Australia, as of 2022, covered 4,751,462 hectares (11,741,120 acres) or 41.05 percent of the state's waters. 41 individual Marine Protected Areas existed in the state of which the largest amount, 20, were Marine Parks, followed by Marine Reserves with 15. Marine Parks accounted for 92.25 percent of all Marine Protected Areas in the state.[3]
Protected areas of Western Australia [ edit ]
Conservation Parks [ edit ]
As of 2022, the following 72 conservation parks exist in Western Australia, covering 1,262,139 hectares (3,118,810 acres) or 0.5 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 1.66 percent of all protected areas in the state.[1] [2]
Blackbutt
Boyagarring
Brooking Gorge
Burra
Camp Creek
Cane River
Cape Range
Coalseam
Dardanup
Devonian Reef
Geikie Gorge
Goldfields Woodlands
Gooralong
Hester
Jinmarnkur
Kerr
Korijekup
Kujungurru Warrarn
Lakeside
Lane Poole Reserve
Laterite
Len Howard
Leschenault Peninsula
Leschenaultia
Lupton
Montebello Islands
Mount Manning Range
Muja
Penguin Island
R 46235
Rapids
Rock Gully
Rowles Lagoon
Shell Beach
Totadgin
Unnamed WA01333
Unnamed WA17804
Unnamed WA23088
Unnamed WA23920
Unnamed WA24657
Unnamed WA29901
Unnamed WA33448
Unnamed WA34213
Unnamed WA38749
Unnamed WA39584
Unnamed WA39752
Unnamed WA41986
Unnamed WA43290
Unnamed WA46756
Unnamed WA47100
Unnamed WA48291
Unnamed WA48436
Unnamed WA48717
Unnamed WA49144
Unnamed WA49220
Unnamed WA49363
Unnamed WA49561
Unnamed WA49742
Unnamed WA49994
Unnamed WA51272
Unnamed WA51376
Unnamed WA51963
Unnamed WA52103
Unnamed WA53269
Unnamed WA53313
Unnamed WA53632
Unnamed WA53971
Wallaroo Rock
Walyarta
Westralia
Marine Nature Reserves [ edit ]
As of 2022, just Marine Nature Reserves exists in Western Australia.[3]
Marine Parks [ edit ]
As of 2022, 20 Marine parks exist in Western Australia, covering 4,385,783 hectares (10,837,510 acres) or 37.88 percent of Western Australia's waters, and accounting for 92.25 percent of all marine protected areas in the state.[3]
Eighty Mile Beach
Jurien Bay
Lalang-garram / Camden Sound
Lalang-garram / Horizontal Falls
Marmion
Montebello Islands
Ngari Capes
Ningaloo
North Kimberley
North Lalang-garram
Rowley Shoals
Shark Bay
Shoalwater Islands
Swan Estuary
Swan Estuary - Alfred Cove
Swan Estuary - Milyu
Swan Estuary - Pelican Point
Walpole And Nornalup Inlets
Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay
National Parks [ edit ]
Overview [ edit ]
Western Australia has had national parks or protected areas under legislation since the early 20th century. National Parks (and the earlier forms of reserve) in Western Australia came under a range of agencies:[4]
Department of Lands and Surveys : 1 January 1890 - (partly split) 31 December 1895
Wood and Forests Department: 1 January 1896 – 31 December 1918
Forests Department : 1 January 1919 – 21 March 1985
State Gardens Board: 15 December 1920 – 30 April 1957 (Parks and Reserves Act 1895)
National Parks Board: 1 May 1957 – 30 July 1977
Department of Fisheries and Fauna: 1 October 1964 – 31 December 1973
National Parks Authority: 1 August 1977 – 15 April 1985
The National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority replaced the National Parks Authority in 16 April 1985 ceased 30 October 2000. Then to the Conservation Commission.[5]
Wildlife section of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife: 1 January 1974 – 21 March 1985
Department of Environment: 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2006
Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM): 22 March 1985 – 30 June 2006 (Conservation and Land Management Act 1984)
Department of Parks and Wildlife (2006 to 2017 ? )
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions was created on 1 July 2017
As of 2023, Western Australia has 112 national parks. At the time of the 2022 Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database report, the 110 then-registered national parks covered 6,511,458 hectares (16,090,160 acres) or 2.58 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 8.55 percent of all protected areas in the state.[1] [2]
Avon Valley
Badgingarra
Beelu
Blackwood River
Boorabbin
Boorara-Gardner
Boyndaminup
Brockman
Bunuba
Cape Arid
Cape Le Grand
Cape Range
Cape Range (South)
Collier Range
Dalgarup
Danggu Gorge (formerly Geikie Gorge)
D’Entrecasteaux
Dirk Hartog Island
Drovers Cave
Dryandra Woodland
Drysdale River
Easter
Eucla
Fitzgerald River
Forest Grove
Francois Peron
Frank Hann
Gloucester
Goldfields Woodlands
Goongarrie
Gooseberry Hill
Greater Beedelup (formerly Beedelup)
Greater Dordagup
Greater Hawke
Greater Kingston
Greater Preston
Greenmount
Gull Rock
Hassell
Helena
Hilliger
Houtman Abrolhos Islands
Jane
John Forrest
Kalamunda
Kalbarri
Karijini
Karlamilyi (formerly Rudall River)
Kennedy Range
Korung (formerly Pickering Brook)
Lake Muir
Lakeside
Lawley River
Leeuwin-Naturaliste
Lesmurdie Falls
Lesueur
Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara
Midgegooroo (formerly Canning)
Millstream Chichester
Milyeannup
Mirima (formerly Hidden Valley)
Mitchell River
Moore River
Mount Augustus
Mount Frankland
Mount Frankland North
Mount Frankland South
Mount Lindesay
Mount Roe
Mungada Ridge
Murujuga
Nambung
Neerabup
Niiwalarra Islands
Peak Charles
Pimbee
Porongurup
Prince Regent
Purnululu
Scott
Serpentine
Shannon
Sir James Mitchell
Stirling Range
Stokes
Tathra
Torndirrup
Tuart Forest
Tunnel Creek
Warlibirri
Walpole-Nornalup
Walyunga
Wandoo
Warren
Watheroo
Waychinicup
Wellington
West Cape Howe
Whicher
William Bay
Wiltshire-Butler
Windjana Gorge
Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater
Wooditjup
Yalgorup
Yanchep
Yelverton
Nature Reserves [ edit ]
As of 2022, the following 1,233 nature reserves exist in Western Australia, covering 10,074,297 hectares (24,894,130 acres) or 3.99 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 13.23 percent of all protected areas in the state.[1] [2]
As of 2022, 826 named nature reserves exist in Western Australia.
Airlie Island
Alco
Alexander
Alfred Cove
Amery
Anderson Lake
Arpenteur
Arthur River
Austin Bay
Badjaling
Badjaling North
Badjaling West
Bakers Junction
Baladjie Lake
Balannup Lake
Bald Island
Balicup Lake
Balkuling
Ballast Pit
Bambanup
Banksia
Barbalin
Barlee Range
Barrabarra
Barracca
Barrow Island
Bartletts Well
Bartram
Bashford
Basil Road
Beaufort Bridge
Beaumont
Bebenorin
Bedout Island
Beebeegnying
Beechina
Beechina North
Beejenup
Beekeepers
Beetalyinna
Bella Vista
Bendering
Benger Swamp
Bernier and Dorre Islands
Bessieres Island
Betts
Bewmalling
Biglin
Biljahnie Rock
Billericay
Billyacatting Hill
Biluny Wells
Binaronca
Bindoo Hill
Bindoon Spring
Birdwhistle
Birdwood
Bishops
Blue Gum Creek
Blue Well
Bobakine
Bockaring
Bokan
Bokarup
Bon Accord Road
Boodadong
Boodie, Double Middle Islands
Boolading
Boolanelling
Boonadgin
Boonanarring
Booraan
Boothendarra
Bootine
Boullanger, Whitlock, Favourite, Tern and Osprey Islands
Boundain
Bowgada
Bowgarder
Boyagin
Boyermucking
Bradford
Breakaway Ridge
Breaksea Island
Breera Road
Broadwater
Brooks
Brookton Highway
Broomehill
Browse Island
Bruce Rock
Buchanan
Bugin
Bulgin
Buller
Bullsbrook
Bundarra
Bungulla
Buntine
Burdett
Burdett North
Burdett South
Burges Spring
Burgess Well
Burma Road
Burnside and Simpson Island
Burracoppin
Burroloo Well
Bushfire Rock
Byrd Swamp
Cairlocup
Cairn
Calcaling
Camel Lake
Camerer
Canna
Capamauro
Capel
Capercup Road North
Cardunia Rocks
Cardup
Carlyarn
Carmody
Carnac Island
Caron
Carrabin
Carribin Rock
Carrolup
Cartamulligan Well
Cascade
Casuarina
Chandala
Charles Gardner Reserve
Chatham Island
Cheadanup
Cherry Tree Pool
Chester
Cheyne Island
Cheyne Road
Chiddarcooping
Chilimony
Chillinup
Chinamans Pool
Chinocup
Chinocup Dam
Chirelillup
Chittering Lakes
Chorkerup
Clackline
Claypit
Clear and Muddy Lakes
Clyde Hill
Cobertup
Coblinine
Commodine
Concaring
Condarnin Rock
Cookinbin
Coolinup
Coomallo
Coomelberrup
Cootayerup
Copley Dale
Corackerup
Corneecup
Coulomb Point
Cowerup
Coyrecup
Craig
Crampton
Creery Island
Cronin
Crooks
Culbin
Cullen
Cutubury
Dalyup
Damboring
Damnosa
Dangin
Danjinning
Dattening
De La Poer Range
Dead Mans Swamp
Depot Hill
Derdibin Rock
Dingerlin
Dingo Rock
Dingo Well
Dongara
Dongolocking
Donnelly River
Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road
Dookanooka
Dordie Rocks
Doubtful Islands
Doutha Soak
Dowak
Down Road
Dragon Rocks
Dragon Tree Soak
Drummond
Dukin
Duladgin
Dulbelling
Dulbining
Dumbleyung Lake
Dundas
Dundas Road
Dunn Rock
Durokoppin
East Collanilling
East Latham
East Naernup
East Nugadong
East Wallambin
East Yorkrakine
East Yornaning
East Yuna
Eastbrook
Eaton
Eclipse Island
Elashgin
Ellen Brook
Elliot
Elphin
Emu Hill
Eneminga
Eradu
Erangy Spring
Errina Road
Escape Island
Falls Brook
Faunadale
Fields
Fish Road
Flagstaff
Flat Rock
Flat Rock Gully
Flinders Bay
Flowery Patch
Folly
Formby
Forrestdale Lake
Fourteen Mile Brook
Fowler Gully
Freycinet, Double Islands etc
Frog Rock
Gabbin
Gabwotting
Gagarlagu
Galamup
Galena
Gathercole
Geekabee Hill
Geeraning
Gibbs Road
Gibson Desert
Gill
Gillingarra
Gingilup Swamps
Gingin Stock Route
Glasse Island
Gledhow
Glenluce
Gnandaroo Island
Gnarkaryelling
Goegrup Lake
Goodenough
Goodlands
Gorge Rock
Granite Hill
Great Victoria Desert
Greaves Road
Green Island
Greenbushes
Griffiths
Gundaring
Gundaring Lake
Gunyidi
Gwalia
Haag
Haddleton
Haddleton Springs
Hamelin Island
Harris
Harrismith
Harry Waring Marsupial Reserve
Harvey Flats
Hayes
Heathland
Herndermuning
Highbury
Hill River
Hillman
Hindmarsh
Hines Hill
Hobart Road
Holland Rocks
Hopkins
Horne
Hotham River
Howatharra
Hurdle Creek
Ibis Lake
Indarra Spring
Inkpen Road
Investigator Island
Jackson
Jaloran
Jam Hill
Jandabup
Jarrkunpungu
Jebarjup
Jeffrey Lagoon
Jerdacuttup Lakes
Jibberding
Jilbadji
Jingalup
Jingaring
Jinmarnkur Kulja
Jitarning
Jocks Well
Johns Well
Jouerdine
Jura
Kadathinni
Kalgan Plains
Kambalda
Karamarra
Karlgarin
Karloning
Karnet
Karroun Hill
Kathleen
Kau Rock
Keaginine
Kendall Road
Kenwick Wetlands
King Rock
Kirwan
Kockatea
Kodj Kodjin
Kodjinup
Kokerbin
Koks Island
Kondinin Lake
Kondinin Salt Marsh
Koodjee
Koolanooka
Koolanooka Dam
Koolberin
Kooljerrenup
Koornong
Korbel
Kordabup
Korrelocking
Kuender
Kujungurru Warrarn
Kulikup
Kulin Road
Kulunilup
Kulyaling
Kundip
Kurrawang
Kwolyin
Kwolyinine
Kwornicup Lake
Lacepede Islands
Lake Ace
Lake Barnes Road
Lake Biddy
Lake Bryde
Lake Campion
Lake Cronin
Lake Eyrie
Lake Gounter
Lake Hinds
Lake Hurlstone
Lake Janet
Lake Joondalup
Lake King
Lake Liddelow
Lake Logue
Lake Magenta
Lake McLarty
Lake Mealup
Lake Mears
Lake Mortijinup
Lake Muir
Lake Ninan
Lake Pleasant View
Lake Powell
Lake Shaster
Lake Varley
Lake Wannamal
Lake Warden
Lakeland
Lambkin
Lancelin and Edwards Islands
Landscape Hill
Latham
Lavender
Leda
Lesueur Island
Little Rocky Island
Locke
Locker Island
Lockhart
Long Creek
Long Pool
Low Rocks
Lowendal Islands
Mailalup
Mallee
Mallee Plain
Malyalling
Manaling
Mangkili Claypan
Manmanning
Manmanning Dam
Manning Road
Maragoonda
Marbelup
Marble Rocks
Marchagee
Marindo
Marrarup
Martinjinni
Martinup
Maublarling
Maughan
Mavis Jefferys
Maya
McDougall
McGauran
McGlinn
McIntosh Road
McLarty
McLean Road
Mealup Point
Meelon
Meenaar
Mehniup
Merewana
Merilup
Merredin
Mettabinup
Mettler Lake
Michaelmas Island
Mill Brook
Milyu
Mingenew
Mininup
Minniging
Minnivale
Minyulo
Miripin
Mistaken Island
Mockerdungulling
Modong
Moganmoganing
Mogumber
Mogumber West
Mokamie
Mokine
Mollerin
Mongelup
Moochamulla
Moojebing
Moomagul
Moondyne
Moonijin
Mooradung
Mooraning
Moore River
Moornaming
Moorumbine
Morangarel
Morangup
Mordetta
Mortlock
Morton
Moulien
Mount Burdett
Mount Byroomanning
Mount Caroline
Mount Hampton
Mount Manning Range
Mount Manypeaks
Mount Mason
Mount Ney
Mount Nunn
Mount Pleasant
Mount Ridley
Mount Shadforth
Mount Stirling
Mournucking
Muiron Islands
Mullet Lake
Mungaroona Range
Mungarri
Mungerungcutting
Munglinup
Muntz
Murapin
Murnanying
Nabaroo
Nallian
Namban
Namelcatchem
Namming
Nanamoolan
Nangeen Hill
Nangeenan
Napier
Napping
Narlingup
Neale Junction
Neaves Road
Needham
Needilup
Neendojer Rock
Neerabup
Nembudding
Nembudding South
Neredup
Ngopitchup
Niblick
Nilgen
Nilligarri
Nine Mile Lake
Nollajup
Nonalling
Noobijup
Noombling
Noonebin
Noonying
Noorajin Soak
Norpa
North Baandee
North Beacon
North Bonnie Rock
North Bungulla
North Dandalup
North Jitarning
North Karlgarin
North Sandy Island
North Sister
North Tammin
North Tarin Rock
North Turtle Island
North Wagin
North Wallambin
North Woyerling
North Yilliminning
Nugadong
Nukarni
Nullilla
Nuytsland
Oakabella
Oakajee
Ockley
Ogilvie
Old Store
One Mile Rocks
One Tree Point
Ongerup Lagoon
Orchid
Ord River
Overheu
Overshot Hill
Owingup
Pagett
Pallarup
Pallinup
Pantapin
Paperbark
Pardelup
Pardelup Road
Parkerville
Parkeyerring
Parry Lagoons
Pederah
Pelican Island
Peringillup
Petercarring
Phillips Brook
Piara
Pikaring
Pikaring West
Pindicup
Pingaring
Pingeculling
Pingelly
Pinjarrega
Pintharuka
Pintharuka Well
Pinticup
Plain Hills
Plumridge Lakes
Point Spring
Poison Gully
Pootenup
Port Kennedy Scientific Park
Powlalup
Protheroe
Quagering
Quairading Spring
Quarram
Queen Victoria Spring
Quindinup
Quins Hill
Quongunnerunding
Randell Road
Recherche Archipelago
Red Hill
Red Lake
Red Lake Townsite
Redmond Road
Reen Road
Rica Erickson
Ridley North
Ridley South
Riverdale
Roach
Rock Hole Dam
Rock View
Roe
Rogers
Rose Road
Rosedale
Round Island
Ruabon Townsite
Rudyard Beach
Rugged Hills
Sabina
Salt Lake
Sand Spring Well
Sandford Rocks
Sawyers
Scotsdale Road
Scriveners
Seagroatt
Seal Island (WA25645)
Seal Island (WA32199)
Serrurier Island
Sevenmile Well
Sewell
Shackleton
Shark Lake
Shelter Island
Silver Wattle Hill
Six Mile Road
Ski Lake
Sleeman Creek
Sloss
Smith Brook
Snake Gully
Sorensens
South Buniche
South Eneabba
South Jingalup
South Kuender
South Kulin
South Kumminin
South Mimegarra
South Sister
South Stirling
South Wilgoyne
Southern Beekeepers
Sparks Road
Speddingup East
Springdale
St Alouarn Island
St. Ronans
Stinton Cascades
Stockdill Road
Strange Road
Strathmore Hill
Stretton Road
Sugar Loaf Rock
Swan Island
Swan Lagoon
Sweetman
Taarblin Lake
Takenup Road
Talbot Road
Tammin Railway Dam
Tank Hill
Tanner Island
Tapper Road
Tarin Rock
Tennessee North
Tent Island
Tenterden
The Forty Four Mile
The Tubbs
Thomsons Lake
Three Swamps
Throssell
Timaru
Tinkelelup
Tone-Perup
Toolibin
Toolonga
Toompup
Tootanellup
Towerrining
Trigwell
Truslove North
Truslove Townsite
Tutanning
Twin Swamps
Two Peoples Bay
Twongkup
Twyata
Udumung
Ulva
Unicup
Urawa
Utcha Well
Vagg
Victor Island
Victoria Rock
Wagin Lake
Wahkinup
Walburra
Walbyring
Walcancobbing
Walk Walkin
Wallaby Hills
Wallambin
Walyahmoning
Walyormouring
Wamballup
Wambyn
Wamenusking
Wanagarren
Wandana
Wandi
Wandjagill
Wandoora
Wangeling Gully
Wanjarri
Wansbrough
Wardering Lake
Warramuggan
Warranine
Warrawah
Warrenup
Watkins Road
Wattening
Weam
Wedge Island
Wedgengully
Weelhamby Lake
Weira
Weirmonger
Weld Island
Wellard
Welsh
West Mount Mason
West Perenjori
Westmere
Whalebone Island
Whin Bin Rock
Whistler
White Gums
White Lake
Whitmore,Roberts,Doole Islands and Sandalwood Landing
Wialkutting
Wild Horse Swamp
Wilga
Wilgarrup
Williams
Willoughby
Wills
Wilroy
Wilson
Wingedine
Wockallarry
Wogerlin
Wokatherra
Wongamine
Wongan Hills
Wongonderrah
Wongoondy
Woodanilling
Woody Island
Woody Lake
Woondowing
Woorgabup
Woottating
Wotto
Woyerling
Wulyaling
Wundowlin
Wyalkatchem
Wyening
Wyola
Wyvern Road
Xantippe
Y Island
Yackrikine
Yallatup
Yandinilling
Yanneymooning
Yardanogo
Yarding
Yarling
Yarloop
Yarnup
Yarra Yarra Lakes
Yeal
Yelbeni
Yellowdine
Yenyening Lakes
Yeo Lake
Yetterup
Yilgerin
Yilliminning
Yorkrakine Rock
Yornaning
Yurine Swamp
Zuytdorp
Unnamed [ edit ]
As of 2022, 407 unnamed nature reserves exist in Western Australia.
As of 2022, an additional 15 nature reserves exist in Western Australia which are listed on the marine register, consisting exclusively of offshore islands, covering 9,912 hectares (24,490 acres) or 0.09 percent of Western Australia's waters, and accounting for 0.21 percent of all marine protected areas in the state.[3]
Boodalan
Buller, Whittell and Green Islands
Cervantes Islands
Essex Rocks
Fisherman Islands
Great Sandy Island
Lipfert, Milligan, Et cetera Islands
Outer Rocks
Rocky Island
Ronsard Rocks
Sandland Island
Scott Reef
Shoalwater Bay Islands
Thevenard Island
Regional parks [ edit ]
Section 5(1 )(g ) and (h ) Reserves [ edit ]
Under the CALM Act, land designated as 5(1 )(g ) Reserve and 5(1 )(h ) Reserve is land vested in the Conservation and Parks Commission of Western Australia that is not a National Park, Conservation Park, Nature Reserve, Marine Park or Marine Nature Reserve. Such land may have a wide variety of purposes, but are normally related to recreation, wildlife conservation, infrastructure and historical features.[6]
As of 2022, 44 5(1 )(g ) Reserves exist in Western Australia, covering 220,824 hectares (545,670 acres) or 0.09 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 0.29 percent of all protected areas in the state.[1] [2]
As of 2022, 129 5(1 )(h ) Reserves exist in Western Australia, covering 786,924 hectares (1,944,530 acres) or 0.31 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 1.03 percent of all protected areas in the state.[1] [2]
Indigenous Protected Areas [ edit ]
As of 2022, the following 18 Indigenous Protected Areas exist in Western Australia, covering 50,915,811 hectares (125,815,710 acres) or 20.15 percent of Western Australia's land mass, and accounting for 66.87 percent of all protected areas in the state.[1] [2] [7]
Additionally to the protected areas listed above, Western Australia, as of 2022, also has two Botanic Gardens (Kings Park and Bold Park ), 172 Conservation Covenants, ten Conservation Reserves, six Management Areas, eight Private Nature Reserves, one State Reserve (Rottnest Island ) and two unclassified areas (one of those being Perth Zoo ). Additionally, another 50 protected areas existed in 2022 which were waiting to be gazetted.[1] [2]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d "Marine CAPAD 2022 WA summary" . www.dcceew.gov.au/ . Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water . Retrieved 11 September 2023 .
^ Information from the database at State Records Office of Western Australia
^ "Correspondence Files - Parks Board" . January 1990.
^ "Description of Land Type Categories" (PDF) . www.dmp.wa.gov.au . Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
^ UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2022), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], May 2022, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.
Further reading [ edit ]
Roads & tracks Western Australia : campsites directory, roads and tracks, all in one (5th ed.). Jolimont WA: Quality Publishing Australia. 2007. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-876723-35-4 . Has a National Parks (including Aboriginal Reserves) index
UBD Western Australia country road atlas (11th ed.). Macquarie Park NSW: UBD, a division of Universal Publishers. 2005. ISBN 0-7319-1587-9 . Identifies reserves very clearly in maps but has no accompanying index
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_protected_areas_of_Western_Australia&oldid=1215008702 "
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