Perth is the capital of the largest state in Australia, Western Australia.
Perth City skyline from the Swan River
Perth is located on the sandy and relatively flat Swan Coastal Plain, on the south west of the continent between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Range, with the central business district (CBD) situated on the Swan River and the suburbs of Perth radiating east, west, north and south from there. Coastal suburbs enjoy Perth's oceanside location and clean beaches.
It is also one of the most isolated metropolitan areas on Earth.
Perth's metropolitan area has two major river systems. One is made up of the Swan and Canning Rivers. The second is the Serpentine and Murray Rivers, which discharge into the Peel Estuary at Mandurah.
Perth City skyline from barrack Street Jetty
Perth nestles on the Swan River, named after the native black swans in 1697 by Captain Willem de Vlamingh. Before European settlement the area had been inhabited by the Whadjuk Noongar people for over 40,000 years. At the time of first contact with Europeans in 1827, Perth now stands on the land once called Boorloo by the Aboriginals.
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