Yallingup, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Yallingup
state = wa

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caption = The coast at Yallingup
lga = Shire of Busselton
postcode = 6282
est =
pop = 1,062
pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC56111
name=Yallingup (State Suburb)
accessdate=2008-02-28
quick=on]
stategov = Vasse
fedgov = Forrest
dist1 = 266
dir1 = S
location1= Perth
dist2 = 34
dir2 = W
location2= Busseltoncoord|-33.640|115.028|type:city(1062)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Yallingup is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, km to mi|num=266|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=2|wiki=yes south of Perth.cite web |url=http://www.geographebay.com/pages.asp?code=170 |title=Yallingup |accessdate=2008-02-28 |date= |work= |publisher=GeographeBay.com] Yallingup is a popular tourist destination because of its beaches and limestone caves, and proximity to Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

History and industry

Yallingup is named after an Australian Aboriginal word that means "Place of Love".cite web |url=http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Pages/Attraction.aspx?pid=9005067 |title=Yallingup |accessdate=2008-02-28 |date= |work= |publisher=Tourism Western Australia ] After its caves were discovered by European settlers in 1899, Yallingup became popular with tourists. Tourism and viticulture are Yallingup's primary industries.

Tourist attractions

The beaches of Yallingup, such as Three Bears, Yallingup, Smith's Beach and Injidup, are well known surfing locations, and are also suitable for fishing. The Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park houses Canal Rocks, a coastal rock formation, and limestone caves, such as Ngilgi Cave (formerly called Yallingup Cave).cite web |url=http://www.geographebay.com/pages.asp?code=170 |title=Yallingup |accessdate=2008-02-28 |date= |work= |publisher=GeographeBay.com]

References

External links

* [http://www.geographebay.com/pages.asp?code=170 Yallingup at GeographeBay.com]