Shackleton

Shackleton is a small town in the region of . The town is located close to the Salt River and along the disused railway line between Bruce Rock and Quairading.
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  • Type: Village with 98 residents
  • Description: town in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Shackleton, W.A.”, “Shackleton, Western Australia”, and “Shackleton, Western Australia, Australia”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kwolyin.

Town
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in the region of . The first European to visit the area, in 1864, was the explorer Charles Cooke Hunt, who charted a large granite hill in the area by its Indigenous Australian name of Qualyin Hill. is situated 7 km west of Shackleton.

Shackleton

Latitude
-31.9317° or 31° 55′ 54″ south
Longitude
117.83683° or 117° 50′ 13″ east
Population
98
Elevation
250 metres (820 feet)
Open location code
4PWV3R9P+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3301492258
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2061700
Wiki­data ID
Q3481151
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Shackleton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Shackleton”
  • Catalan: “Shackleton”
  • Cebuano: “Shackleton”
  • Dutch: “Shackleton (plaats)”
  • Dutch: “Shackleton”
  • French: “Shackleton”
  • Persian: “شکلتن، استرالیای غربی”
  • Samogitian: “Shackleton”
  • Swedish: “Shackleton”

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