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Encyclopedia > Protected areas of Western Australia

Western Australia is the largest state in Australia. It contains no fewer than 1224 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 170,610 kmē (land area: 159,151 kmē – 6.30% of the state’s area). 63 of these are National parks, totalling 48,743 kmē (1.93% of the state’s area).

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Protected areas of Western Australia

Conservation Parks

  • Boyagarring
  • Brooking Gorge
  • Coalseam
  • Dale
  • Devonian Reef
  • Erskine
  • Geikie Gorge
  • Gooralong
  • Lane Poole
  • Leschenaultia
  • Lupton
  • Monte Bello Islands
  • Rowles Lagoon
  • Shell Beach
  • Unnamed (4 different areas)
  • Wandoo

Marine Nature Reserves

  • Hamelin Pool

Marine Parks

  • Marmion
  • Ningaloo
  • Rowley Shoals
  • Shark Bay
  • Shoalwater Islands
  • Swan Estuary

Miscellaneous Reserves

  • Bundegi
  • Jurabi
  • Monkey Mia
  • Unnamed (5 different areas)
  • Woodvale

National Parks

Nature Reserves

  • Airlie Island
  • Alco
  • Alexander
  • Alfred Cove
  • Amery
  • Anderson Lake
  • Arpenteur
  • Arthur River
  • Austin Bay
  • Badjaling
  • Bakers Junction
  • Baladjie Lake
  • Bald Island
  • Balicup Lake
  • Balkuling
  • Ballanup Lake
  • Ballast Pit
  • Bampanup
  • Banksia Road
  • Barbalin
  • Barlee Range
  • Barrabarra
  • Barracca
  • Barrow Island
  • Bartletts Well
  • Bartram
  • Bashford
  • Basil Road
  • Beagle Islands
  • Beaumont
  • Bebenorin
  • Bedout Island
  • Beebeegnying
  • Beechina
  • Beechina North
  • Beejenup
  • Beekeepers
  • Beetalyinna
  • Bella Vista
  • Bendering
  • Benger Swamp
  • Bernier And Dorre Islands
  • Betts
  • Bewmalling
  • Biglin
  • Biljahnie Rock
  • Billericay
  • Binaronca
  • Bindoo Hill
  • Bindoon Spring
  • Birdwhistle
  • Birdwood
  • Bishops
  • Blue Gum Creek
  • Blue Rock Cave
  • Blue Well
  • Bobakine
  • Bockaring
  • Bokan
  • Bokarup
  • Bon Accord Road
  • Boodadong
  • Boodalan
  • Boodie, Double And Middle Islands
  • Boolading
  • Boolanelling
  • Boonadgin
  • Boonanarring
  • Booraan
  • Boothendarra
  • Boullanger, Whitlock, Etc Islands
  • Boundain
  • Bowgada
  • Bowgarder
  • Boyagin
  • Boyermucking
  • Bradford
  • Breakaway Ridge
  • Breaksea Island
  • Broadwater
  • Brooks
  • Brookton Highway
  • Broomehill
  • Browse Island
  • Bruce Rock
  • Buchanan
  • Bugin
  • Bulgin
  • Buller
  • Buller, Whittell And Green Islands
  • Bullsbrook
  • Bundarra
  • Bungulla
  • Buntine
  • Burdett
  • Burdett North
  • Burdett South
  • Burges Spring
  • Burgess Well
  • Burma Road
  • Burnside And Simpson Islands
  • 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
  • Cervantes Islands
  • Chandala
  • Charles Gardner
  • Charlie Island
  • Chatham Island
  • Cheadanup
  • Cherry Tree Pool
  • Cheyne Road
  • Chiddarcooping
  • Chilimony
  • Chillinup
  • Chinamans Pool
  • Chinocup
  • 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
  • Dolphin Island
  • Dongara
  • Dongolocking
  • Donnelly River
  • Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road
  • Dookanooka
  • Doubtful Islands
  • Doutha Soak
  • Dowak
  • Down Road
  • Dragon Rocks
  • Dragon Tree Soak
  • Drummond
  • Dukin
  • Duladgin
  • Dulbelling
  • Dulbining
  • Dumbleyung Lake
  • Dundas
  • Dunn Rock
  • Durokoppin
  • East Collanilling
  • East Latham
  • East Naemup
  • East Nugadong
  • East Wallambin
  • East Yorkrakine
  • East Yornaning
  • East Yuna
  • Eastbrook
  • Eaton
  • Elashgin
  • Ellen Brook
  • Elliot
  • Elphin
  • Emu Hill
  • Eneminga
  • Eradu
  • Erangy Spring
  • Essex Rocks
  • Falls Brook
  • Faunadale
  • Fields
  • Fisherman Islands
  • Flagstaff
  • Flat Rock Gully
  • Flat Rock
  • Flinders Bay
  • Flowery Patch
  • Folly
  • Formby
  • Forrestdale Lake
  • Fourteen Mile Brook
  • Fowler Gully
  • Freycinet, Double, Etc Islands
  • Friday Island
  • Frog Rock
  • Gabbin
  • Gabwotting
  • Galamup
  • Galena
  • Gathercole
  • Geekabee Hill
  • Geeraning
  • Gibson Desert
  • Gillingarra
  • Gingilup Swamps
  • Gingin Stock Route
  • Glasse Island
  • Gledhow
  • Glenluce
  • Gnandaroo Island
  • Gnarkaryelling
  • Goodenough
  • Goodlands
  • Gorge Rock
  • Granite Hill
  • Great Sandy Island
  • Great Victoria Desert
  • Greaves Road
  • Green Island
  • Griffiths
  • Gum Link Road
  • Gundaring Lake
  • Gundaring
  • Gunyidi
  • Haag
  • Haddleton
  • Haddleton Springs
  • Hamelin Island
  • Harris
  • Harrismith
  • Harry Waring
  • Harvey Flats
  • Hayes
  • Heathland
  • Herndermuning
  • Highbury
  • Highbury West
  • 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
  • Jebarjup
  • Jeffrey Lagoon
  • Jerdacuttup Lakes
  • Jibberding
  • Jilbadji
  • Jingalup
  • Jingaring
  • Jitarning
  • Johns Well
  • Jouerdine
  • Jura
  • Kadathinni
  • Kalgan Plains
  • Kambalda
  • Karamarra
  • Karlgarin
  • Karloning
  • Karnet
  • Karroun Hill
  • Kathleen
  • Kau Rock
  • Keaginine
  • Kendall Road
  • King Rock
  • Kirwan
  • Kockatea
  • Kodj Kodjin
  • Kodjinup
  • Kokerbin
  • Koks Island
  • Kondinin Lake
  • Kondinin Salt Marsh
  • Koodjee
  • Koolanooka Dam
  • Koolanooka
  • Koolberrin
  • Kooljerrenup
  • Koornong
  • Korbel
  • Korrelocking
  • Kuender
  • Kulikup
  • Kulin Road
  • Kulunilup
  • Kulyaling
  • Kundip
  • Kurrawang
  • Kwolyin
  • Kwolyinine
  • Kwornicup
  • Lacepede Islands
  • Lake Ace
  • Lake Barnes Road
  • Lake Biddy
  • Lake Bryde
  • Lake Campion
  • Lake Cronin
  • Lake Dumbleyung
  • 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 Edward Islands
  • Landscape Hill
  • Latham
  • Lavender
  • Leda
  • Lipfert, Milligan, Etc Islands
  • Little Rocky Island
  • Locke
  • Locker Island
  • Lockhart
  • Long Creek
  • Long Pool
  • Low Rocks
  • Lowendal
  • Mailalup
  • Mallee
  • Mallee Plain
  • Malyalling
  • Manaling
  • Mangkili Claypan
  • Manmanning Dam
  • Manmanning
  • Manning Road
  • Maragoonda
  • Marbelup
  • Marchagee
  • Marindo
  • Marrarup
  • Martinjinni
  • Martinup
  • Maublarling
  • Maughan
  • Maya
  • McDougall
  • McGlinn
  • McIntosh Road
  • McLarty
  • McLean Road
  • Mealup Point
  • Meelon
  • Meenaar
  • Mehinup
  • Merewana
  • Merredin
  • Mettabinup
  • Mettler Lake
  • Michaelmas Island
  • Mill Brook
  • Milyu
  • Mingenew
  • Mininup
  • Minniging
  • Minnivale
  • Minyulo
  • Miripin
  • Mistaken Island
  • Mitchell River Bridge
  • Mockerdungulling
  • Modong
  • Moganmoganing
  • Mogumber
  • Mogumber West
  • Mokami
  • Mokine
  • Mollerin
  • Mongelup
  • Moochamulla
  • Moojebing
  • Moomagul
  • Moondyne
  • Moonijin
  • Mooradung
  • Mooranoppin
  • Moore River
  • Moornaming
  • Moorumbine
  • Morangarel
  • Morangup
  • Mordalup
  • Mordette
  • Mortlock
  • Morton
  • Moulien
  • Mount Burdett
  • Mount Byroomanning
  • Mount Caroline
  • Mount Hampton

  Results from FactBites:
 
Protected areas of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (139 words)
Protected areas of Australia are maintained by the Department of the Environment and Heritage, with the exception of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, a body within the department.
Each state is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the areas within its boundaries.
Environment Australia is responsible only for the Commonwealth and off-shore parks in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, the Christmas Island Territory, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory, the Norfolk Island Territory and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
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