Western Australia

The Southwest

Rugged coastline and limestone caves between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin. The Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean meet near Cape Leeuwin, creating huge ocean swells, making this one of the best places to surf in the world.

Canal Rocks near Yallingup	Canal Rocks	Jewel Cave just north of Augusta and Cape Leeuwin
Jewel Cave, one of 150 caves in the area	Cape Leeuwin - Indian Ocean (R), Southern Ocean (L)

Karri and tingle tree forests along the coast, west of Albany.

Karri tree forest	Giant tingle tree	Tree Top Walk near Walpole
Tree Top Walk	Tree Top Walk	Conspicuous Cliffs
Conspicuous Cliffs - down to the ocean	Conspicuous Cliffs - first steps in Southern Ocean

The rugged coastline of the Southern Ocean in Torndirrup National Park near Albany.

Greens Pool	Salmon Holes	Coast near the Blowholes
Cable Beach	Natural Bridge	Albany

Porongurup National Park and the Stirling Range.

The Porongurup National Park is located just north of Albany. The Porogurups are granite mountains or outcrops over 1.1 billion years old. The Stirling Range lies just north of the Porongurups and is the only true mountain range in southwest Australia.

Porongurups - Balancing Rock	Balancing Rock	Porongurups - Castle Rock in distance
Stirling Range - Bluff Knoll	Stirling Range

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Southwestern Western Australia