With summer looming, WA beaches have again been put on the map. <\/p>\n
The sandy shores and turquoise waters have been celebrated in a new book, 101 Australian Beaches, with WA getting 16 places in the list compiled by marine scientist Andrew Short and conservationist Brad Farmer. <\/p>\n
Among the WA beaches listed are Cottesloe, the Basin at Rottnest Island and Cable Beach in Broome. <\/p>\n
\"WA has some fabulous beaches because you've got such a range of latitudes from the wild south to the tropical north,\" Professor Short said. <\/p>\n
\"There's a tremendous variety of coastline.\" <\/p>\n
Professor Short and Mr Farmer looked at Australia's 11,761 beaches to produce a thoroughly researched and scientific compilation of the best sandy spots. <\/p>\n
They considered all the factors for an exceptional beach from the views, sand and surf to headlands, geological features and amenities. <\/p>\n
\"We developed a long list from our knowledge and then we had to narrow it down to a short list,\" Professor Short said. <\/p>\n
\"Roughly this time last year we travelled to WA right from Esperance up to Kalbarri just rechecking and finetuning our selections.\" <\/p>\n
The book, launched on Friday at Bondi, took about a year to compile. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The rest is here:<\/p>\n
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