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__NOTOC__ The Overlander Roadhouse is a petrol service station in
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, between
Geraldton Geraldton ( Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ...
and Carnarvon on the
North West Coastal Highway North West Coastal Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and ...
. Its remoteness has led to the area around it being known as ''Overlander'', though there is no such official locality. Due to the isolation, nearby station owners and workers have referred to it in their recounting station life in the area in the Shark Bay Pastoral Industry Oral History Project. It is on the only road-access point to the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, and is the closest service location to the
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve The Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is a protected marine nature reserve located in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The nature reserve boasts the most diverse and abundant examples ...
. The road linking the roadhouse with Shark Bay is known as ''World Heritage Drive''.Shark Bay World Heritage Drive
(Tourism promotional site)


See also

* List of roadhouses in Western Australia


References


External links


Website of the Overlander Roadhouse


Further reading

* Rovis-Hermann, Tom (1997). "Roadhouse jewels of the north". (Roadhouse owners talk about their lives and work - including Nanutarra, Overlander and Billabong roadhouses). '' Sunday Times'' (Perth, W.A.), 6 July 1997, Sunday Section, p. 3. Shark Bay Roadhouses in Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub