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Eucla, Western Australia
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<p>Eucla is the easternmost locality in <a href="/facts/Western_Australia/1ouCbwNh">Western Australia</a>, located in the <a href="/facts/Goldfields-Esperance/Y2MtYccd">Goldfields-Esperance</a> region of <a href="/facts/Western_Australia/1ouCbwNh">Western Australia</a> along the <a href="/facts/Eyre_Highway/0f5BmkXW">Eyre Highway</a>, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of the <a href="/facts/South_Australia/R7UdxV97">South Australian</a> border. At the <a href="/facts/2016_Australian_census/bwbjFDad">2016 Australian census</a>, Eucla had a population of 53. </p><p>It is the only Western Australian location on the Eyre Highway that has a direct view of the <a href="/facts/Great_Australian_Bight/b6jmjxI8">Great Australian Bight</a> due to its elevated position immediately next to the Eucla Pass – where the highway moves out and above the basin known as <a href="/facts/Roe_Plains/FJqueL90">Roe Plains</a> that occurs between the Madura and Eucla passes. </p>