This is a distance of approximately 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi), fronting the Great Australian Bight and the Southern Ocean.
This, combined with the sun being close to the northern horizon in winter, creates regular displays of rainbows in the south.
[5] The main towns of the Rainbow Coast are Albany, Denmark and Walpole.
[6] The coast has dozens of national parks and nature reserves including: Considerable numbers of government reports and environmental studies with "South Coast" in the titles are focused specifically on the coastline adjacent to the Great Southern region.
[8][9] The coastline was travelled and written up by Daisy Bates before the first world war.