Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a town on the south coast of the Australian state of Western Australia. It has almost 10,000 inhabitants and belongs to Region Goldfields - Esperance.
History
The story Esperance ' began when in 1627 the Dutch ship " Guild Zeepaard " the local coastline happened.
It is believed that French explorer docked for the first time at the site of the present town, city and other local areas and cities named, as they sought refuge in the country before a storm in 1792. The town itself is named after the French ship, the " L' Espérance ", named what "hope " is in German.
This was followed by whalers, pirates, ministers and miners who exploited the free country strong and took part in the northern mines at great gold rush.
The resort is not very well known because of the cooler climate abroad, because you can only swim in the summer in the cooler sea in South Australia. Esperance lives from tourism, from fishing and agriculture. Outside the city are the more than 105 islands and more than 1800 cliffs of research archipelago.
Attractions
In the area there are many beaches that offer opportunities for swimming, surfing and diving. Near the town is a lake, by virtue of its - also known as " Pink Lake " pink water - under certain weather conditions. This coloration is caused inter alia by the Dunalella - Salina Algae. On the Search for Archipelago belonging Middle Island Iceland in the ocean in front of the city is the Lake Hillier another lake, which shows the problem, making this its color retains even permanently.
Around the city there are five major national parks, for example, the Cape Arid National Park and the Cape Le Grand National Park. The latter is a major tourist attraction: It is 56 km from the town and offers visitors a fabulous coastline and white sandy beaches. The park is a popular spot for fishing and hiking.
A destination is four hours away gold mining town of Kalgoorlie - Boulder.
The Municipal Museum in the city exhibiting curiosities. A special feature are the parts of the U.S. space station Skylab in 1979 - without a crew, six years after its launch and for years - in their crash broke into several pieces, some of which crashed near Esperance.
The 36 km long circular route Esperance Great Drive offers impressive views of the coast and its white beaches and dunes a look at the " Pink Lake ".
Climate
Esperance has a Mediterranean type of climate, characterized by hot, dry summers and cool wet winters. In summer the average maximum temperature is around 25 ° C, however, you may experience occasional hot - dry north winds pass over the arid inland to the north-east, which the temperatures can be increase to 40 ° C and more.
The winter climate tends generally to less extremes. The weather picture is dominated by the cool, moist wind from the Southern Ocean, brings the cooler temperatures and the bulk of rain falling annually in cold fronts with it. The average maximum temperatures are 10-15 ° C.