Hotels in Norseman, Western Australia
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Information on Norseman, WA
Camel Sculptures, Norseman
Photo 11/08/2007
Photos and information submitted by Gary Pope, Many Thanks
Norseman is the southern gateway to Western Australia, marking the end of the epic Eyre Highway that spans 1,675 kilometres across the Nullarbor Plain - the largest limestone karst landscape on Earth. Established in 1894 following the discovery of gold by prospector Laurie Sinclair, many relics from Western Australia's gold rush history remain.
Today Norseman is a sprawling town driven by mining and tourism, dominated by a huge tailings dump. Norseman is located 724 km east of Perth.
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Norseman serves as the Eastern gateway to Western Australia for visitors driving across the Nullarbor Plain from the eastern states, offering travellers a choice of turning south towards Esperance and the attractions of the south coast or north to Coolgardie and the Great Eastern Highway for Perth.
The area is extremely popular among four wheel drive enthusiasts keen to explore the Nullarbor Plain, untouched temperate woodlands, rugged granite outcrops, ancient salt lakes and stunning displays of Western Australian wildflowers.