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Wildlife Area Attractions In Bunbury

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Bunbury is a coastal city in Western Australia, approximately 175 kilometres south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third-largest city, with a population just behind that of Mandurah. Located at the south of the Leschenault Estuary, Bunbury was established in 1836 on the orders of Governor James Stirling, and named in honour of its founder, Lieutenant Henry Bunbury. A port was constructed on the existing natural harbour soon after, and eventually became the main port for the wider South West region. Further economic growth was fuelled by completion of the South Western Railway in 1893, which linked Bunbury with Perth. Greater Bunbury incl...
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  • 1. Leschenault Inlet Bunbury
    Leschenault Estuary is an estuarine lagoon that lies to the north of Bunbury, Western Australia. It had in the past met the Indian Ocean at the Leschenault Inlet, but that has been altered by harbour works for Bunbury, and the creation of The Cut north of the historical inlet location. The estuary is approximately 13.5 km in length and has a maximum width of approximately 2.5 km . The total area of the estuary is 25 km2 The lagoon is separated from the ocean by a thin peninsula of sand dunes called the Leschenault Peninsula.
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  • 3. Mangrove Boardwalk Bunbury
    Australia has approximately 11,500 km2 of mangroves, primarily on the northern and eastern coasts of the continent. Areas where mangroves occur include the intertidal zone of tropical, subtropical and protected temperate coastal rivers, estuaries, bays and marine shorelines. Less than 1% of Australia's total forest area is mangrove forest.Although mangroves are typically found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas, there are occurrences as far south as Millers Landing in Wilsons Promontory, Victoria , Barker Inlet in Adelaide, South Australia and Leschenault Inlet , near Bunbury, Western Australia.Nearly half of Australia's mangrove forests are found in Queensland , followed by the Northern Territory and Western Australia .In Western Australia, populations of mangroves are scattered down...
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