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Discover New Norcia in Australia
New Norcia in the region of Western Australia is a town located in Australia - some 1,919 mi or ( 3088 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in New Norcia is now 02:16 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Perth " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Waddington, Piawaning, and Perth. When in this area, you might want to check out Waddington . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in New Norcia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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New Norcia 2012
New Norcia is located 132kms north of Perth, Western Australia, and is a Benedictine Monastry. en.wikipedia.org ..
Tour-New-Norcia Western Australia with Kandu Holidays
This tour takes you 90 minutes north - east of Perth to Australia's only monastic town. The town has been home to a community of Benedictine Monks since the first missionaries arrived from Spain in 18 ..
NewNorcia Sunrise
This is a View from the front balcony of the New Norcia hotel as the sun came up in early June 2012. The White Cocky's are sulphur crested or Major Michel's and Pink and Grey Galahs indigenous to the ..
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Interesting facts about this location
New Norcia, Western Australia
New Norcia is a town in Western Australia, 132 km north of Perth, along the Great Northern Highway. It is situated next to the banks of the Moore River, in the Shire of Victoria Plains. New Norcia is the only monastic town in Australia. A ground station for the European Space Agency is located 8 km south of the town.
Located at -30.95 116.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
ESTRACK
The European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) operates a number of ground-based space-tracking stations for the European Space Agency (ESA) known as the European Space Tracking (ESTRACK) network. The stations support various ESA spacecraft and facilitate communications between ground operators and scientific probes such as XMM-Newton and Mars Express.
Located at -31.05 116.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
New Norcia Station
New Norcia Station is a 35-metre ESTRACK radio antenna for communication with spacecraft in deep space. It is located 10 kilometres south of the town of New Norcia, Western Australia. It was built for the European Space Agency. The station was officially opened on 5 March 2003 by the Premier of Western Australia at the time, Dr Geoff Gallop. The New Norcia antenna has an almost identical sister station, Cebreros Station, near Madrid, Spain.
Located at -31.05 116.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Gillingarra Important Bird Area
Gillingarra Important Bird Area is an 83 km tract of land in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is located near Mogumber and Koogan on the former Midland Railway line It includes the nature reserves of Gillingarra and Koodjee with a large area of privately owned farmland.
Located at -30.92 116.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Yerecoin, Western Australia
Yerecoin is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Victoria Plains,156 kilometres north-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.
Located at -30.92 116.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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