Eucla

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Eucla is a remote settlement in Western Australia near the South Australian border, known as a key stopover and service point along the Eyre Highway across the Nullarbor Plain.

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Eucla canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
climate semi-arid
country Australia
distanceTo about 1,430 km east of Perth by road
about 12 km west of the South Australian border
about 500 km east of Norseman by road
about 720 km west of Ceduna by road
elevation approximately 90 m above sea level
hasAirstrip Eucla airstrip
hasAttraction sand-buried telegraph station ruins
views over the Great Australian Bight
hasCaravanPark Eucla Caravan Park
hasFacility bar
basic mechanical services
camping area
hotel
restaurant
hasFeature Eucla Pass
coastal dunes
limestone cliffs of the Bunda Cliffs nearby
hasFuelStation Eucla Roadhouse Fuel Station
linked to: Eucla Roadhouse
hasLookout Eucla Pass lookout
hasMotel Eucla Motel
hasRoadhouse Eucla Roadhouse
hasRuins Old Eucla Telegraph Station ruins
Old Eucla townsite ruins
hasSparsePopulation true
historicalRole telegraph station on the intercolonial telegraph line
isKeyStopoverOn Eyre Highway
isRemoteSettlement true
isServicePointFor Nullarbor Plain crossing
localGovernmentArea Shire of Dundas
locatedIn Nullarbor Plain
locatedOn Eyre Highway
namedAfter Eucla pastoral lease
nearBorderWith South Australia
overlooks Great Australian Bight
postcode 6443
primaryEconomicActivity service provision to highway traffic
tourism
region Goldfields-Esperance
roadNumber National Highway 1
state Western Australia
telegraphStationClosed 1927
telegraphStationOpened 1877
timezone UTC+08:45
traditionalOwners Mirning people

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