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Environment and Public Health > Environment > Islands > Australia > Western Australia
... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Islands > Australia > Western Australia
Geographic Locations > Islands > Australia > Western Australia
Geographic Locations > Oceania > Australasia > Australia > Western Australia

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Western Australia  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

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Note

  • a state of Australia

Scope note

  • A state in western Australia. Its capital is Perth. It was first visited by the Dutch in 1616 but the English took possession in 1791 and permanent colonization began in 1829. It was a penal settlement 1850-1888, became part of the colonial government in 1886, and was granted self government in 1890. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1329)

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  • 88

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