Gascoyne
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Gascoyne is the name of a number of places, including:
  • Gascoyne (Western Australia), a region which contains
    • the town of Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia
      Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia
      Gascoyne Junction is a small town in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon on the junction of the Gascoyne River and Lyons River. At the 2006 census, Gascoyne Junction had a population of 149.-History:...

    • the Gascoyne River
      Gascoyne River
      At 760 km, the Gascoyne River is the longest river in Western Australia.The river rises below Wilgoona Hill in the Robinson Ranges west of the Gibson Desert and it flows into Shark Bay and the Indian Ocean at Carnarvon....

    • the Shire of Upper Gascoyne

  • Gascoyne, North Dakota
    Gascoyne, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 23 people, 9 households, and 8 families residing in the city. The population density was 23.3 people per square mile . There were 15 housing units at an average density of 15.2 per square mile...

    , a town


Other uses include the ship HMAS Gascoyne
HMAS Gascoyne
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Gascoyne for the Gascoyne River, the longest river in Western Australia., a River class frigate laid down in 1942 and paid off in 1966., a Huon class minehunter in service as of 2011...

, and the poet David Gascoyne
David Gascoyne
David Gascoyne was an English poet associated with the Surrealist movement.-Early life and Surrealism:...



Similarly named is historical area of France Gascogne (Gascony in English)
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