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Geraldton

Geraldton is located on the Indian Ocean at the western end of the Mid West region of Western Australia. In 2013 it had a population of 40 thousand.1 It is an important grain port.2 The city has grown since the late 20th century along with the extractive industries.

External references

Dome of Souls (part of a World War II memorial), Geraldton, 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.