Wes-Australië word begrens deur [[Suid-Australië]] en die [[Noordelike Gebied]] aan die ooste en die [[Indiese Oseaan]] in die weste en noorde. In Australië word daar amptelik na die suidelike deel van die oseaan verwys as die [[Suidelike Oseaan]], terwyl die Internasionale Hidrografiese Organisasie daarna verwys as die Indiese Oseaan.<ref name="SouthernOcean">http://www.iho.shom.fr/publicat/free/files/S23_1953.pdf IHO Grense van Oseane en seë en http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/1071941610556.html Artikel</ref> Die totale lengte van die staat se oostelike grens is 1 862 km,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/borders.htm |title=State And Territory Borders |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=11 September 2007 |accessdateaccess-date=25 September 2008 |language=en |archive-09url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822122706/https://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/borders.htm |archive-25date=22 Augustus 2008 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> en die staat se kuslyn is 12 889 km lank.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/coastlin.htm |title=Australian Coastlines |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=7 Augustus 2003 |access-date=25 September 2008 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805073828/https://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/coastlin.htm |archive-date=5 Augustus 2008 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Die totale landoppervlakte van die staat 2,5 miljoen km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/areadime.htm |title=Area of States and Territories |publisher=Geoscience Australia |date=31 Augustus 2005 |access-date=25 September 2008 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907230250/http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/areadime.htm |archive-date=7 September 2008 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/coastlin.htm|title=Australian Coastlines|publisher=Geoscience Australia|date=7 Augustus 2003|accessdate=2008-09-25
}}</ref> Die totale landoppervlakte van die staat 2,5 miljoen km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/areadime.htm|title=Area of States and Territories|publisher=Geoscience Australia|date=31 Augustus 2005|accessdate=2008-09-25|}}</ref>
== Natuurlike geskiedenis ==
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Sneeu kom bitter selde in die staat voor en tipies slegs in die Stirling-reeks naby Albany aangesien dit die enigste bergreeks is wat hoog genoeg is en sover suid is. Sneeu val ook bitter selde op die nabygeleë Porongurup-reeks.<ref>[http://www.feargod.net/wa-snow1.php Snow in Western Australia: About Snow in WA], nagegaan op [[4 Februarie]] [[2007]]</ref>
Die hoogste waargenome temperatuur van 50,5 °C is aangeteken te [[Mardie, Wes-Australië|Mardie]], [[Pilbara]], 61,6 kilometer vanaf [[Barrow-eiland]] op 19 Februarie 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/temp1.htm |title=Marble Bar heatwave, 1923–24 |publisher=[[Australiese Buro van Meteorologie]] |accessdateaccess-date=25 Oktober 2008 |language=en |archive-10url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514020421/http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/c20thc/temp1.htm |archive-25date=14 Mei 2013 |url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Die laagste minimumtemperatuur van -7,2 °C is by die Eyre Bird sterrewag sowat 49 km ter suide van [[Cocklebiddy]] waargeneem.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/wa/20080818.shtml |title=Media Release: Eyre sets new record low temperature for WA |publisher=Australiese Buro van Meteorologie |date=18 Augustus 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=25 Oktober 2008 |language=en |archive-10url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009111215/http://www.bom.gov.au/announcements/media_releases/wa/20080818.shtml |archive-25date=9 Oktober 2019 |url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
=== Natuur ===
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Wes-Australië is die tuiste van ongeveer 540 voëlspesies. Hiervan is 15 endemies tot die staat. Die beste gebiede om voëls te besigtig is die suidwestelike hoek van die staat en die gebied rondom Broome en die Kimberley-streek.
Die Flora van Wes-Australië bestaan uit 9437 gepubliseerde inheemse vaatplantspesies uit 1543 genera in 226 families, daar is ook 1171 ingeburgerde indringerplante.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/statistics/ |title=Current Statistics – Vascular Flora |work=Western Australian Flora Statistics |publisher=Flora Base |accessdateaccess-date=30 Augustus 2008 |language=en |archive-08url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814160918/http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/statistics/ |archive-30date=14 Augustus 2011 |url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
