Porongurup

Sub-zone

Porongurup is a GI subregion of Great Southern in Australia.

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The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type: GI subregion (Wine Australia)
Protected since: 1999
Area: 39,826 ha registered outline
Vineyard area: 96 ha
Centre: 34.6617° S, 117.9259° E
State: Western Australia
Legal basis: Wine Australia Act 2013; Register of Protected GIs and Other Terms.

Outline: Official outline from Wine Australia's Geographical Indications layer (CC BY 4.0).

Where it is

Nearest town: 41 km north of Albany
Nearest city: 313 km south-east of Mandurah 107,643 people
To the sea: 38 km
Same latitude: Mendoza (Argentina), Metropolitana (Uruguay), Apalta (Chile), Walker Bay (South Africa)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: 65–653 m
Mean elevation: 196 m

Measured over the whole outline on 101,324 elevation cells of about 63 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Sources

Wine Australia GI register

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