| Perth is the capital city of Western
Australia and the fourth largest city in Australia.
NATURAL WORLD
The Swan River estuary flows through the city. Kings
Park and Botanic Garden is the most popular visitor destination
in Western Australia. The total area of the park is 400.6 hectares
and is located adjacent to the Swan River, approximately 1.5 kilometers
from downtown.
TRAILS
Self-guided city walking trails are a great way to explore the
city and take up to two hours. Travelers can join in or depart from
the trail anywhere along the way. Trails have creative names: Convicts
and Colonials, Boom or Bust, Icons of Influence and Parks and Gardens.
BEACHES
There are more than a dozen beaches, including Cottesloe, Scarborough,
Floreat and Trigg.
SPORTS
Australian rules football is the most popular spectator sport in
the city. Home teams include the Freemantle
Dockers and the West
Coast Eagles.
GEOGRAPHY
The city is actually closer to Singapore
and Jakarta
than it is to Australia's capital, Canberra.
EARLY HISTORY
The northwest corner of this state is the point where Aboriginal
people first entered Australia.
Nearby at Swan Bridge, a camp site was discovered containing stone
tools and charcoal from a campfire that burned about 40,000 years
ago.
MODERN HISTORY
The British Government agreed to found the colony as the first
free settlement in Australia, and the first settlers arrived in
Western Australia in June 1829. Captain James Stirling founded the
city as part of the Swan River Colony.
NEARBY
Nestled in the woodlands 50 kilometers north from Perth, Yanchep
National Park is one of Western Australia's oldest national parks.
WEATHER
Perth summers are hot and dry, lasting from late December to late
February, with February generally being the hottest month of the
year.
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