Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia

A small service centre for pastoral stations, remote aboriginal communities and travellers passing through between Meekatharra and Carnarvon.
Location: 168 km north-east of Carnarvon
Origin of name: derived from the Gascoyne River, which was named in March 1839 by explorer George Grey after a personal friend, Lieut. J Gascoyne. A small community developed using the local Aboriginal name of Killili in the late 19th century. Its name was changed to Gascoyne Junction in 1939 as it was located at the junction of the Gascoyne and Lyons Rivers
Natural features: Gascoyne River; Lyons River; Kennedy Range National Park (gemstone and mineral specimen prospecting); Mt. Augustus (the world's largest monolith - 1,106 metres, 190 km)
Heritage features: Boom Boom Spring Aboriginal engraving site