Jacup, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Jacup
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Jerramungup
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-33.8468°N 119.2044°W
Postcode:6337
Dist1:373
Dir1:SE
Location1:Perth
Dist2:180
Dir2:NE
Location2:Albany
Dist3:27
Dir3:NE
Location3:Jerramungup
Fedgov:O'Connor
Stategov:Roe
Near-Nw:Pingrup
Near-N:Pingrup
Near-Ne:West Fitzgerald
Near-W:Jerramungup
Near-E:West Fitzgerald
Near-Sw:Jerramungup
Near-S:Fitzgerald River NP
Near-Se:Fitzgerald River NP

Jacup is a rural locality of the Shire of Jerramungup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway passes through the locality from west to east while the Fitzgerald River runs through it from north to south. The far south of Jacup is made up of a part of the Fitzgerald River National Park while, in the far north, a small section of the Lake Magenta Nature Reserve protrudes into Jacup.[1] [2]

The majority of the Shire of Jerramungup is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[3] During the early days of European settlement, the Wudjari people, also of the Noongar nation, moved into the eastern parts of what is now the Shire of Jerramungup, where Jacup is located.[4] [5]

Sections of the No.2 Rabbit-proof fence run along the western border of Jacup, with the road just north of the South Coast Highway still bearing the name Rabbit Proof Fence Road.[2] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 9 November 2024 .
  2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 9 November 2024 .
  3. Web site: Koreng (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 9 November 2024.
  4. Web site: Wudjari (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 9 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 9 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Rabbit Proof Fence No 2 and No 3 . . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . . 9 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 8 November 2024.