Wharton, Western Australia
| Wharton Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Duke of Orleans Bay | |
  Wharton | |
 | |
| Coordinates | 33°55′26″S 122°34′44″E / 33.92400°S 122.57877°E |
| Established | 1964 |
| Postcode(s) | 6450 |
| Area | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance |
| State electorate(s) | Roe |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Wharton is a town in the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated within the locality of Condingup, on the Duke of Orleans Bay, on the coast of the Southern Ocean. The townsite is split into two distinct areas. The larger northern part is taken up by the Duke of Orleans Bay Caravan Park, while the smaller southern part is an undeveloped site by the beach.[1][2]
The area around the Duke of Orleans Bay was set aside as a recreation reserve in 1882. This recreation reserve was enlarged in 1903 and, again, in the late 1950s. In 1964, a townsite was gazetted at Wharton but the site's only development were a caravan park, a golf course and an area for camping. The town has been named after the nearby Wharton Island which, in turn, was named after William Wharton, a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy.[3]
Wharton Beach and Little Wharton Beach are located on the opposite side of the peninsular the townsite is on and connected to it through Wharton Road. The eastern boundary of Cape Le Grand National Park runs through Wharton Beach, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of Wharton, while most of the islands off the coast of Wharton belong to the Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2024.