West River, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°37′04″S 119°34′51″E / 33.61782°S 119.58085°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,132.8 km2 (437.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 71 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6346 | ||||||||||||
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West River is a rural locality of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway passes through the locality from west to east. West River borders the Fitzgerald River National Park to the south and the townsite of Fitzgerald to the west. The West River and the Hamersley River originate in the locality. The Long Creek Nature Reserve as well as an unnamed nature reserve are located in the north of West River.[2][3]
