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Quobba


Coordinates: 24°23.728′S 113°24.597′E / 24.395467°S 113.409950°E / -24.395467; 113.409950 (Quobba)

Quobba Station, most commonly referred to as Quobba, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in Western Australia.

The property is situated approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Carnarvon and 144 kilometres (89 mi) south of Coral Bay at the southern tip of the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park in the Gascoyne region. It is bounded by Boolathana Station and Lake Macleod to the east and the south, Gnaraloo to the north and the Indian Ocean to the west. The property is the most westerly station in Australia.

The station has a boundary that runs north to south along the coast for a length of 180 kilometres (112 mi) and has a width of between 10 and 12 kilometres (6.2 and 7.5 mi). The area is composed of coastal rangeland vegetated in saltbush, karara and buffalo grass.

Quobba was established in 1898 and currently occupies an area of 187,000 acres (76,000 ha). The station was previously known as Point Charles Station.


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