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Bunbury

Bunbury is located on an inlet of the Indian Ocean near the mouth of the Preston River in Western Australia. In 2015 Greater Bunbury had a population of 76 thousand.1 It is an important mineral port.2 The tallest building is the Bunbury Tower (230 feet, 1990), nicknamed the 'milk carton.'3

External references

Overview of Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Footnotes

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population, accessed January 30, 2017, citing http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features12014-15?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2014-15&num=&view=.
2. The Times Atlas of the Oceans (Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1983), "commodity loading ports" map. The symbol on the map at Bunbury can mean bauxite, alumina and/or phosphate.
3. emporis.com, accessed February 20, 2017. The Wagin ABC Mediumwave Transmitter, a wired mast, is taller at 656 feet.