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Carapook Destination Guide

Delve into Carapook in Australia

Carapook in the region of Victoria is a city in Australia - some 450 mi or ( 725 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Carapook

Current time in Carapook is now 07:16 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Adelaide, Wando Vale, Wando Bridge, Sandford, and Paschendale. While being here, make sure to check out Adelaide . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Carapook ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Black Saturday bushfires

The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire; 173 people died and 414 were injured as a result of the fires. As many as 400 individual fires were recorded on 7 February.

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Located at -37.58 141.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2009 crimes, 2009 in Australia, 2009 wildfires, Arson in Australia, Bushfires in Australia, Bushfires in Victoria (Australia), Forests of Victoria (Australia), Mass murder in 2009, Natural disasters in Australia, School fires

Casterton, Victoria

Casterton is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Glenelg Highway, 42 kilometres east of the South Australian border, in the Shire of Glenelg. The Glenelg River passes through the town. Casterton is named after the village of Casterton in south-east Cumbria in England.

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Located at -37.58 141.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Towns in Victoria (Australia), Western District (Victoria)

Shire of Glenelg (former)

The Shire of Glenelg was a local government area about 360 kilometres west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,576 square kilometres, and existed from 1863 until 1994.

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Located at -37.58 141.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)

Henty, Victoria

Henty is a town in south western Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Glenelg local government area, 373 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne. It is also an Australian wine region. It has one of the cooler climates of any Australian wine region and is known for its white wine production of Chardonnay, Riesling, Semillon and Sauvignon blanc as well as a small red wine production of Pinot noir. Henty Post Office opened on 16 April 1885 and closed in 1977.

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Located at -37.66 141.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Towns in Victoria (Australia), Wine regions of Victoria (Australia)

Coleraine, Victoria

Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, 350 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 35 kilometres north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. At the 2006 census, the urban area of Coleraine had a population of 991.

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Located at -37.60 141.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Towns in Victoria (Australia), Western District (Victoria)