Carlotta is a rural
locality
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of the
Shire of Nannup in the
South West region of Western Australia. The
Vasse Highway runs through the centre of the locality, with the
Easter National Park stretching along the east side of the highway. The south-western part of the locality is taken up by the
Milyeannup National Park while the remainder is predominantly covered by state forest. Its north-western boundary is made up by the
Brockman Highway and Nannup Airport is located in the north-west as well, inside the Kearney State Forest.
It is located on the traditional land of the
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
nation.
The historic Jangardup Stock Route runs through the locality on the route that is now the Vasse Highway. It was last used as a
stock route
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in the mid-1960s.
References
{{Towns South West WA
Shire of Nannup