Gnowangerup, Western Australia

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Gnowangerup is a town located 61 kilometres (38 mi) south east of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite was first gazetted in 1908 under the spelling of Ngowangerupp. Local dissatisfaction with this spelling led to it being altered to Gnowangerup in 1913.

The name of the townsite is Aboriginal, being derived from nearby Gnowangerup Creek and Spring, both names being first recorded in 1878. The name means "place where the mallee hen (Gnow) nests".[1]

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  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - G. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.

Coordinates: 33°56′S, 117°59′E

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