| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Albany, town, Australia |
( l´b n ) (KEY) , town (1996 pop. 14,590), Western Australia, SW Australia. It is a port on Princess Royal Harbour of King George Sound. The town has woolen mills and fish canneries. Founded in 1826 as a penal colony, Albany is the oldest settlement in the state of Western Australia. |
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