Dandaragan Plateau
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Dandaragan plateau is a feature between the
Darling Scarp The Darling Scarp (), also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to ...
and Gingin scarp in
Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
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Dandaragan Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The Dandaragan plateau is the underlying geological feature of the area. History The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a land lease at ...
locality and
Shire of Dandaragan The Shire of Dandaragan is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area located in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital, Perth. The shire covers an ...
council of the same name occur on the plateau. The integrity of the Boonanarring reserve on the plateau is notable due to its sustaining animals that are lost on the
Swan Coastal Plain The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...
. The geology and flora of the plateau has been studied and reported for some time.


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