The Gascoyne region is one of the nine administrative regions of Western Australia. It is located in the north west of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about 600 km of Indian Ocean coastline; extends inland about 500 km; and has an area of 138,000 km² (including islands). - Source: Wikipedia