Australian geography by letter: W

The largest state

Group of islands named by James Cook on a day he thought was Pentecost

Almost a ghost town, this stunning old mining settlement in the mountains of Gippsland has no Norse warriors in evidence

Peninsula, national park, and the southernmost point of continental Australia

Macropod

Rare and endangered coniferous tree that was only known through fossils until a chance discovery in 1994

Peoples indigenous to the Cape York Peninsula, and a landmark High Court ruling on Native Title

Outer Melbourne suburb known for sewage treatment plants, an open plains zoo, and veterinary training

So good they named it twice

Common or hairy-nosed

Massive flared slope in Western Australia

This entire old gold town in the Victorian Alps is heritage listed, and the hedge maze is pretty good too

The Gong

The Gabba