Eucla, Western Australia
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Eucla Motor Hotel, 2017 | |
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Interactive map of Eucla | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′30″S 128°52′59″E / 31.67500°S 128.88306°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Location |
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| Established | 1877 (as a telegraph station) |
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| Area | |
• Total | 4,995.1 km2 (1,928.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 37 (SAL 2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+8:45 (CWST (unofficial)) |
| Postcode | 6443 |
| Mean max temp | 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 12.4 °C (54.3 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 321.5 mm (12.66 in) |
Eucla (/juːklə/ YOO-klə) is the easternmost locality in Western Australia, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Eyre Highway, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of the South Australian border. At the 2016 Australian census, Eucla had a population of 53.
It is the only Western Australian location on the Eyre Highway that has a direct view of the Great Australian Bight due to its elevated position immediately next to the Eucla Pass – where the highway moves out and above the basin known as Roe Plains that occurs between the Madura and Eucla passes.