The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about 600 kilometres (370 mi) of Indian Ocean coastline; extends inland about 500 kilometres (310 mi); and has an area of 135,073.8 square kilometres (52,152.3 sq mi), including islands.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Gascoyne
- Gascoyne in the context of Shark Bay, Western Australia
- Gascoyne in the context of Little Sandy Desert
Gascoyne in the context of Shark Bay, Western Australia
Shark Bay (Malgana: Gathaagudu, lit. 'two waters') is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The 23,000-square-kilometre (8,900 sq mi) area is located approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) north of Perth, on the westernmost point of the Australian continent.
UNESCO's listing of Shark Bay as a World Heritage Site reads:
View the full Wikipedia page for Shark Bay, Western AustraliaGascoyne in the context of Little Sandy Desert
The Little Sandy Desert (LSD) is a desert region in the state of Western Australia, lying to the east of the Pilbara and north of the Gascoyne regions. It is part of the Western Desert cultural region, and was declared an interim Australian bioregion in the 1990s.
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