Local Government
Exmouth
Region
Gascoyne
Lyndon Location
Exmouth
Gascoyne
Constructed from 1954
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The Shothole Canyon has aesthetic, historic and environmental significance. Its connection to the oil exploration period of the 1950s, its present state as part of the Cape Range National Park, its spectacular limestone canyon and its unique features together give it a strong heritage value.
Shothole Canyon is located 16km south of Exmouth and there is an unsealed road extending westward into Cape Range National Park. The canyon is a spectacular limestone canyon with unique features.
The Shothole Canyon Road provides access to a spectacular gorge in the Cape Range National Park. The Canyon was named after the shotholes left by the explosive charges fixed to set miniature earthquakes for seismographic studies during the oil searches by WAPET in the 1950s (Refer to Thematic Framework p 6). Today the Canyon is visited by many tourists who make the journey to view and/or photograph the sheer rock walls, to hike or to picnic.
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| "Exmouth - Western Australia". | Exmouth Tourist Bureau |
Other Built Type
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| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Other |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Road: Other |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Road transport |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Environmental awareness |
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