Western Australia (WA) will be the prime location in the world to view a total solar eclipse (TSE) due to take place a year from now, so the state government is investing $19.3 million to organise an event surrounding the rare occurrence.
WA is expected to see a major increase in international and domestic visitors to observe this natural phenomenon, which will see the sun, moon, and earth align at 11.27am on April 20, 2023.
Tourism Minister Roger Cook said in a release on Thursday, that this extraordinary astronomical event presents a unique tourism opprtunity for Exmouth and the North West Cape.
“This will be great for tourism operators and local businesses, with thousands of international and domestic visitors travelling to the Coral Coast region,” he said.
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