Boranup, Western Australia
| Boranup Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Boranup Forest | |
  Boranup | |
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| Coordinates | 34°4′41″S115°0′56″E/ 34.07806°S 115.01556°E |
| Population | 4 (SAL2016)[1][2] |
| Postcode(s) | 6288 |
| Area | 106.5 km2(41.1 sq mi) |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Augusta-Margaret River |
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
Boranupis alocalityin theShire of Augusta-Margaret Riverin theSouth Westregion of Western Australia.[3][4]It is the site of a large coastal duneblow outknown as the "Boranup sand patch" as part of the Boranup beach,[5]and the site of a formerM. C. Daviestimber company mill.[6]The sand patch area and sand blows affected the alignment of theBusselton to Flinders Bay railway.
It is akarriforestremnant area[7]in theLeeuwin-Naturaliste National Park,as well as a Western Australian State Forest area.[8][9]
Boranup Forest contains many limestonekarst caves,including Nannup Cave and Dingo Cave.
The Boranup area includes private property, a cafe and a gallery, a maze and a scenic drive.
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- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(27 June 2017)."Boranup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2016.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(27 June 2017)."Boranup (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2016 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved12 August2023.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved12 August2023.
- ^"WA Beach 0643".Beachsafe.Retrieved10 March2015.
- ^"Vasse News".The West Australian.Perth: National Library of Australia. 15 December 1891. p. 3.Retrieved24 July2011.
- ^Mills, Jenny Boranup forest: old growth or regrowth?. In National Conference on Australian Forest History. Australia' s Ever/ Changing Forests. Proceedings. (112)-120.
- ^Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park and Boranup State Forest no. 45. Visitor survey, January–March 1986: supplementary paper no. 1 / [Department of Conservation and Land Management] Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park: draft management plan: supplementary papers.
- ^Boranup State Forest working plan, 1976- 80,[The Dept.], 1976,retrieved26 September2016
