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Visiting Upper Gascoyne

Gascoyne Junction is 176km east of Carnarvon.

The Shire of Upper Gascoyne encompasses Gascoyne Junction, Burringurrah Community, Woodgamia Community, Kennedy Range and Mount Augustus.

The Shire is approximately 57,809 square kilometres in size, with Gascoyne Junction itself being 176km east of Carnarvon.

The district is traversed by the Gascoyne and Lyons Rivers and their tributaries and contains two National Parks – Mt. Augustus (containing the world’s largest monocline rising to 1,106 metres above sea level) and the Kennedy Range.

Drive Distances

  • Carnarvon: 176km
  • Murchison Settlement: 298km
  • Coral Bay: 382km to 391km depending on the route
  • Shark Bay: 404km to 494km depending on the route
  • Meekatharra: 452km
  • Exmouth: 495km to 519km depending on the route
  • Geraldton: 560km to 640km depending on the route
  • Perth: 980km to 1,070km depending on the route
  • Port Hedland: 1,030km