Blessed with diversity of landscape and environment, the Heartland's is home to several of Western Australia's most popular natural attractions, like the amazing Wave Rock and The Pinnacles. Wave rock is 15 meters high and 27 million years old. Yanchep National Park set in 2842 hectares of bushland has an abundance of wetlands, wood-lands and caves.
Other strange rock formations are The Hippo's Yawn, Mulka's Cave in which Aboriginal legends and paintings are seen, the Humps and Gnamma Holes which are Aboriginal water holes.
The region's north-west border is a watery one and here you can find world-class wind-surfing spots, fantastic fishing and fresh succulent shellfish like lobsters. Also the region's flora and fauna are abundant and a good place to see both is in the Dryandra State Forest; covering 27,000 hectares (66,718 acres) the forest is home to more than 100 different species of birds as well as one of Western Australia's rarest mammals, the Numbat.
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