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Far West
| The Far West is a place in the top left hand corner of New South Wales. |
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THE MAIN FEATURES
| The main natural features are Menindee and
Silver Underground. The main built features are Barrier Highway, Opal mine and Mining [silver]. |
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THE MAJOR CITIES
The major cities in our region are Broken Hill, White Cliffs, Wilcannia and Ivanhoe.
MAJOR RIVERS
There are four major rivers going through our region. They are the Darling River, Paroo River , Pamamaroo Lake and Emu Lake.
![]() Azurite Crystal | MOUNTAIN RANGES Barrier Range and Coko Range are in this region. |
| This region is North West of Sydney. People like to visit this region to see the Artists and the Theme Parks There are no similarities between this region and Pittwater but there are some differences. They are that the Far West has no beaches, it has flat ground and not many people.
| ![]() This is one of the art studios. |
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FAR WEST
There are two theme parks. Sturt National park is in the Far West. There is also a big mining area. There is the School of the Air and an underground hotel.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
We got our information from The Junior World Atlas, the internet and some library books.
Research by Keylie, Rhys, Holly, Jasmine and Larry
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Elanora Heights Primary School Computer Co-ordinator :
Judith Bennett
This page was last modified on 10th September, 1998