Geraldton is a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometers north of the state capital Perth. It was established in 1850 and named after Charles Fitzgerald, governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855, with land sales beginning the following year. Its population was 38,595 at the 2021 census. The Port of Geraldton is a major west coast seaport serving regional mining, fishing, wheat and sheep industries, and the city's Point Moore Lighthouse is the oldest surviving Commonwealth lighthouse in Western Australia.
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1. Wikidata: Geraldton, Western Australia
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