western australia

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von western australia im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

batı avustralya

Relevante Übersetzungen

wa

Washington

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von western australia im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

One of the six states of Australia, occupying the western third of the content, with its capital at Perth

the largest state of Australia, in the west of the country, whose capital is Perth. State (pop., 2001: 1,906,114), western Australia. Covering 976,790 sq mi (2,529,880 sq km), it constitutes one-third of the continent's area but has less than one-tenth of Australia's population; its capital is Perth. The extensive interior region has three deserts: Great Sandy, Gibson, and Great Victoria. The coast along the Timor Sea and Indian Ocean has only a few good harbours; notable inlets are Joseph Bonaparte and Exmouth gulfs. Australian Aboriginal peoples have occupied Western Australia for about 40,000 years. The western coast was first visited in 1616 by the Dutch; it was later explored by Englishman William Dampier in 1688 and 1699. In 1829 Capt. James Stirling led the first group of settlers there to establish Australia's first nonconvict colony. The discovery of gold in 1886 prompted a movement for constitutional autonomy, which was granted in 1890. In 1900 it was the last state to ratify the newly constituted Commonwealth of Australia. Initially it suffered from slow growth, but since 1960 its economy, fueled by agriculture and mining (notably of hydrocarbons), has been expanding

western part of the Australian continent

a state containing the western third of Australia

wa

Relevante Übersetzungen

western australia coral pea

vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers

Silbentrennung

west·ern Aus·tral·ia

Türkische aussprache

hwestırn ôstreylyı

Aussprache

/ˈhwestərn ôˈstrālyə/ /ˈhwɛstɜrn ɔːˈstreɪljə/