Western Australia Is Hiding Something Nobody Talks About

0:00 A countdown of 19 geological and historical facts about Western Australia that reveal the state's ancient, unchanging crust. 0:27 Western Australia 1:20 Ayr Highway 1:46 Trans-Australian Railway 2:22 Nullarbor 2:59 Barrow Island 3:55 Mount Augustus 4:47 Dirk Hartog's plate 5:53 Jack Hills 6:48 Hamelin Pool 7:22 Dresser Formation 8:07 Posidonia australis 8:58 Wolf Creek Crater 9:36 Ningaloo 11:12 Meckering 12:32 Goldfields Water Supply Scheme 14:03 Pilbara 15:42 Pilbara Craton I explore the deep time hidden beneath Western Australia, from an ancient zircon in the Jack Hills to crust that has remained stable for billions of years. In this countdown, I connect extreme weather, the Nullarbor, stromatolites, the Pilbara, Ningaloo, Meckering, major mining regions and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. I also look at how this ancient geology shaped the state’s landscapes, soils, life and mineral wealth. The final fact ties the entire story together: Western Australia is not simply rich in resources. It preserves an extraordinary record of time.