| Cervantes Western Australia | |
Stromatolites at Lake Thetis, Western Australia | |
| Population: | 503[1] |
| Postcode: | 6511 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Dandaragan |
| State District: | Moore |
| Federal Division: | O'Connor |
Cervantes is a town in Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Stromatolites (from Greek στρώμα strōma, mattress bed stratum and λιθος lithos, rock are layered accretionary Structures formed in In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Moora is a townsite located 177 km north of Perth in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 142 Local Government Areas (including Christmas Island and the The Shire of Dandaragan is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital Perth State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Moore is an Electoral district of Western Australia As in other districts the Moore district elects a single person to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of O'Connor is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. The town is located 231 kilometres (144 mi) north north west of the state capital, Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan Local Government Area. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. The Shire of Dandaragan is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital Perth Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled At the 2006 census, Cervantes had a population of 503. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years [1] The town was named after a ship that was wrecked nearby. The ship, in turn, was named after Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 &ndash April 22, 1616) was a Spanish Novelist es '''''Don Quixote''''' (, see spelling and pronunciation below fully titled es '''''El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha''''' ("The Ingenious Hidalgo Don
There is little industry in the town beyond fishing. The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking culturing processing preserving storing transporting marketing or selling fish or fish products The Pinnacles are nearby in Nambung National Park which makes for a small industry from tourism. The Pinnacles is contained within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia. Nambung is a national park in Western Australia ( Australia) 162 km northwest of Perth. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Lake Thetis is a saline lake located nearby which contains stromatolites. Stromatolites (from Greek στρώμα strōma, mattress bed stratum and λιθος lithos, rock are layered accretionary Structures formed in