Perthisavibrantandmoderncitysittingbetweenthecerulean（蔚蓝的）IndianOceanandtheancientDarlingRanges（达岭山脉）。ItclaimstobethesunnieststatecapitalinAustralia，thoughmorestrikingisitsisolationfromtherestofthecountry-Perthisover4400kms（2750mi）fromSydneybyroad.
    Thecitycentre‘ssterileconcrete-and-glassskyscrapersunfortunatelydominateapicturesqueriversidelocation.Still，behindthedomineeringedificeshideahandfulof19th-centurybuildingsandfacadesandsomesaving-gracepatchesofgreenery.
    PerthissituatedonAustralia‘swesterncoast，closetothesouth-westerntipofthecountry.Thecitycentreisfairlycompact，situatedonasweepoftheSwanRiver（天鹅河）。Theriver，whichbordersthecitycentretothesouthandeast，linksPerthtoitsport，Fremantle（弗里曼特尔）。ThewesternendofPerthrisestothepleasantKingsPark（英皇公园），whichoverlooksthecity，thenextendstocosmopolitanSubiaco（苏比雅克）。Furtherwest，suburbsextendasfarasScarboroughandCottesloebeachesontheIndianOcean.