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| has gloss | eng: Over 1400 ships have been wrecked on the coast of Western Australia. This very large number of Shipwrecks of Western Australia is due to a number of factors, including * a long and very rocky coastline * at certain times of the year powerful storms and gales are very common * the tendency of sailors in the 1600s and 1700ss to reduce their travel time by keeping their ships in the "Roaring Forties" for as long as possible; ships that failed to turn north in time were wrecked on the coast of Western Australia. |
| lexicalization | eng: Shipwrecks of Western Australia |
| subclass of | (noun) a wrecked ship (or a part of one) shipwreck |
| has instance | e/Rottnest Island shipwrecks |
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