Hyden, Western Australia
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Western Australia
Population: 281 (2006 Census)[1]
Established: 1932
Postcode: 6359
Elevation: 305 m (1,001 ft)
Location: 339 km (211 mi) ESE of Perth
56 km (35 mi) E of Kondinin
121 km (75 mi) SE of Merredin
LGA: Shire of Kondinin
State District: Wagin
Federal Division: O'Connor
Coordinates: 32°26′56″S 118°51′40″E / 32.449°S 118.861°E / -32.449; 118.861
The town of Hyden is located 339 km east of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Kondinin. Hyden is home to Wave Rock and Mulka's Cave, both popular local tourist attractions.
The land in the surrounding area was opened up for agriculture in the 1920s. A railway was built between Kondinin and Hyden Rock in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1932 following demand for land around the train terminus.[2]
The first wheat crop was harvested in Hyden in 1927. The town's economy continues to rely on agriculture but mostly in the form of cattle and sheep production that has a current value of approximately $35 million. The town also benefits from tourism and mining.
Granite outcrops of Western Australia
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A granite outcrop in the Stirling Range National Park.Granite outcrops of Western Australia are inselbergs and monoliths made from granite that are found across much of Western Australia. Rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape they create a variety of microhabitats for plants, and provide seasonal resources and refuge for a range of animals. These areas thus have rich biodiversity and many endemic species. They are significant locations that tie in with the Aboriginal and European cultural heritage of Western Australia.
A number of animals are restricted to granite outcrops, including four species of reptile, the mygalomorph spider Teyl luculentus, and the larvae of the chironomid fly Archaeochlus. They are also an important habitat of rock-wallabies such as the Black-flanked Rock-wallaby, and Ctenophorus ornatus, the Ornate crevice-dragon.
Rock pools, also known as gnammas[1], often form on the granite after winter rains and provide freshwater for at least 230 aquatic invertebrates, of which at least 50 are endemic to these pools.[2]
Gnamma on Mount Melville, AlbanyThe variable rock surfaces and soil types create niches for many plants. At least 1300 plant species occur on granite outcrops in Western Australia, with many endemics.
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