Green Head, Western Australia
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Green Head is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow
. The town is situated between Geraldton
and Perth
in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The town was named after hearby headland which was originally named by W. Archdeacon, an Admiralty hydrographic surveyor
in 1875. The name is descriptive. Land was set aside for a camping reserve in 1946 and the popularity of the area led to a demand for building blocks in the 1950s. Lots were surveyed in 1959 and gazetted in 1966.
Dynamite Bay is located just south of the town and sheltered from the winds off the coast by low lying cliff
s that surround the beach. Snorkelling, swimming and wind-surfing are popular activities in the area.
Shire of Coorow
The Shire of Coorow is a Local Government Area located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of Perth, the state capital, and about south of the city of Geraldton. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Coorow, with the largest settlement being...
. The town is situated between Geraldton
Geraldton, Western Australia
Geraldton is a city and port in Western Australia located north of Perth in the Mid West region. Geraldton has an estimated population at June 2010 of 36,958...
and Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
The town was named after hearby headland which was originally named by W. Archdeacon, an Admiralty hydrographic surveyor
Surveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
in 1875. The name is descriptive. Land was set aside for a camping reserve in 1946 and the popularity of the area led to a demand for building blocks in the 1950s. Lots were surveyed in 1959 and gazetted in 1966.
Dynamite Bay is located just south of the town and sheltered from the winds off the coast by low lying cliff
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
s that surround the beach. Snorkelling, swimming and wind-surfing are popular activities in the area.