Gascoyne

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Gascoyne

• By Aaron Englert
• and
• Matt Dunkel

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The Region

• The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of
  Western Australia. It is located in the north
  west of Western Australia. This region contains
  about 600 km of Indian Ocean coastline and
  extends inland about 500 km. Altogether the area
  of the 137,938 km and a population over 10,000
  people.

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Location
Gascoyne is located on the West Coast in Western
Australia.
Gascoyne 24.52S
113.37E
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Features

• The features in Gascoyne are part of the Outback,
  Ningaloo reef, Mount Augustus, and many more.
  Mount Augustus is twice the size of Ayers rock.
  The Kennedy ranges offer hiking, fossil hunting,
  camping, and stargazing.

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Economy

• The Gascoyne Region has three main economy
  incomes
• Fishing
• Mining
• Tourism

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Fishing

• In 1999/00 season the region's fishing catch was
  5805 tonnes and was estimated at 73 million. The
  catch is dominated by prawns, with the Gascoyne
  Region having the largest prawn catch in Western
  Australia.The fishing industry continues to be
  one of the regions major industries. Prawns,
  molluscs, lobster, crabs and a variety of wetline
  fish are caught in Gascoyne waters, and
  subsequently processed at on shore operations at
  Carnarvon, Exmouth and Shark Bay.

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Mining

• In 1990/00 mining production was valued at 70.8
  million, of which salt production accounted for
  50.2 million and gypsum 20.3 million. The
  Gascoyne contributed 27 of the total value of
  Western Australia's salt production and 88 of
  gypsum.

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Tourism

• In recent years the growing tourism sector has
  become a major component of the economy. Over
  200,000 tourists have visited the Gascoyne each
  year since 1996. A record number of 280,000
  domestic visitors was reported in 1999,
  contributing an estimated 72 million to the
  economy.

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Climate

• The Gascoyne has a moderate arid tropical
  climate. It is generally warm all year round,
  with mean maximum daily temperatures ranging from
  72F in July to 95F in January. The region
  receives about 320 days of sunshine per year.
  Annual rainfall is low and variable, averaging
  about 200 mm 8 in, most of the Gascoyne is
  covered in scrub, primarily Spinifex and Mulga,
  with very little tree cover.

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Citations

• First Slide picture http//www.oztravel.com.au/tr
  avel_mall/images/WA287.jpeg
• Second slide info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ga
  scoyne_region_of_Western_Australia and picture
  http//www.doaustralia.com/Readerstories/readers2/
  peron.jpg
• Third Silde info http//www.mapsofworld.com/lat_l
  ong/australia/australia-lat-long-g.html , picture
  1 http//www.privatelisting.com.au/images/maps/ns
  _wa.gif, and picture 2 http//images.google.com/i
  mages?svnum10hlenlrqMapsofAustraliabtnG
  Search
• Fourth Slide http//www.tropicair.com.au/Gascoyne
  /outback.html
• Fifth Slide http//www.gdc.wa.gov.au/content.asp?
  documentid9 and pictures from Power Point Clip
  Art
• Sixth Slide http//www.gdc.wa.gov.au/content.asp?
  documentid9
• Seventh Slide http//www.gdc.wa.gov.au/content.as
  p?documentid9
• Eighth Slide http//www.gdc.wa.gov.au/content.asp
  ?documentid9
• Ninth Slide info http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas
  coyne_region_of_Western_Australia and picture
  http//www.australia.travelmall.com/images/27700.j
  pg