NA ="Donnybrook, Boyanup, Capel, Kirup,";
FE1[0]=" The Geographe Region takes in the curve of land on Geographe Bay from Harvey in the north to Capel and Donnybrook in the south and extends inland towards Collie. The main town is Bunbury. The region is flanked by the Darling Range";
FE2[0]=" rising gradually to the east. The region is dissected by the Capel, Collie and Ferguson rivers, which have deposited alluvial soils that are much higher in nutrient content. The Geographe region has a strong reputation for the pr";
FE3[0]="oduction of fine wines. Whilst there are no officially recognised subregions, there are four quite distinct areas near various towns - Donnybrook, Ferguson Valley, Capel and Harvey. The climate of the coastal sector is wholly mari";
FE4[0]="time-influenced by the warm Indian Ocean; its climate similar to that of the northern part of Margaret River. In contrast, the areas inland have a distinctly different climate, being cut off from the maritime influence of the Indi";
FE5[0]="an Ocean by the intervention of the Darling and Whicher ranges. The net result is a climate resembling that of Bendigo and Rutherglen in Victoria, with considerable diurnal temperature fluctuations. The coastal area has been dubbe";
FE6[0]="d 'tuart country' after the soils, which are deep, sandy and overlaying limestone. These soils drain well but are low in nutrients. Soils in the inland areas are gravelly sandy loams. Chardonnay, Semillon, Shiraz, Merlot and Caber";
FE7[0]="net Sauvignon are the most widely planted varieties. The region developed as a grape growing area after the First World War when an influx of Italian immigrants set about producing wine. Sadly many of these people were interned du";
FE8[0]="ring the Second World War resulting in labour shortages and consequent neglect of the vineyards. The rebuilding was started by two medical doctors. Barry Killerby, established Killerby Vineyard and Peter Pratten established Capel ";
FE9[0]="Vale. A few other vineyards and wineries followed, in the eighties and nineties with the focus being on vineyard development.     ";
LA1[0]=" The catchment is bounded by the Darling Range, the Whicher Range and the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge, which overlook the southern Swan Coastal Plain. The two main landscape areas are The Swan Coastal Plain and the Darling Uplands. T";
LA2[0]="he Whicher Range in the south of the catchment, and the Darling Range to the east, are the source of the Vasse, Carbunup, Buayanyup, Capel, Ludlow, Abba and Sabina Rivers which run into Geographe Bay, passing through extensive wet";
LA3[0]="land areas or discharging directly into the ocean. The catchment has been extensively cleared for agriculture. Rural land comprises 63% of the catchment with an additional 30% being Crown land managed for conservation and forestry";
LA4[0]=". Mining and intensive agriculture - such as horticulture and viticulture - are replacing traditional agricultural practices as the leading economic sector in the Geographe catchment. The coastal area has been dubbed 'tuart countr";
LA5[0]="y' after the soils, which are deep, sandy and overlaying limestone. These soils drain well but are low in nutrients. Soils in the inland areas are gravelly sandy loams. Wines from the Geographe region are typified by strong mid pa";
LA6[0]="late flavours and fine grain tannins in the red varieties.";
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CL1[0]=" The climate of the coastal sector is wholly maritime-influenced by the warm Indian Ocean. The coastal climate is similar to that of the northern part of Margaret River. In contrast, the areas inland have a distinctly different cli";
CL2[0]="mate, being cut off from the maritime influence of the Indian Ocean by the intervention of the Darling and Whicher ranges. The net result is a climate resembling that of Bendigo and Rutherglen in Victoria, with considerable diurna";
CL3[0]="l temperature fluctuations.  Annual rainfall is 700-900mm, Mean January temp: 22°C, mean Sunshine hours per day: 8.3. Harvest time is mid February to early April.";
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HI1[0]=" The region developed as a grape growing area after the First World War when an influx of Italian immigrants set about producing wine around the town of Harvey. Sadly many of these people were interned during the Second World War r";
HI2[0]="esulting in labour shortages and consequent neglect of the vineyards. The modern viticultural era of Geographe region began in 1973 through the vision of two medical doctors: - Barry Killerby, who established Killerby Vineyard, an";
HI3[0]="d Peter Pratten who established Capel Vale. These wineries are still the largest and best known in the region. In the eighties and nineties, several other vineyards and wineries followed with the focus being on vineyard developmen";
HI4[0]="t.  Capel Vale makes excellent Chardonnays and also very good full-bodied Shiraz reds. Killerby likewise has made a name for its local reds in recent years. Merlot is a variety relatively new to the district, which is showing exce";
HI5[0]="llent promise.";
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