Type: | cadastral |
Wells | |
State: | wa |
Image Upright: | 0.81 |
Region: | Mid West |
Near-Ne: | Wanman |
Near-W: | Hann |
Near-E: | Tugaila |
Near-Sw: | Nabberu |
Near-S: | Yelina |
Near-Se: | Tugaila |
Wells Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the Eastern Land Division of the state. It spans roughly 24°00'S - 26°20'S in latitude and 121°40'E - 123°20'E in longitude. Its name honours Lawrence Allen Wells, an explorer of the area in 1896–1897.[1]
It lies to the north of Lake Carnegie, and part of the Canning Stock Route passes through the north-west of the district.
The district was created on 30 January 1925 and was defined in the Government Gazette: