South Glencoe, Western Australia
Locality in the Shire of Katanning, Western Australia
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South Glencoe is a rural locality in the Shire of Katanning, situated in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Johns Well Nature Reserve is located within South Glencoe, along with a small part of the unnamed WA24282 Nature Reserve.[2][3]
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| Coordinates: 33.53083°S 117.66190°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 91.8 km2 (35.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 10 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6317 | ||||||||||||
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South Glencoe lies on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
The name "Glencoe" originates from Glencoe House, a property in the neighbouring locality of Glencoe, which gave its name to the area and several of buildings within it.[7]
Nature reserves
The Johns Well Nature Reserve was gazetted on 23 November 1956, covers an area of 3.85 square kilometres (1.49 mi2), and is located within the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion.[8]
The unnamed WA24282 Nature Reserve, with its western end extending into South Glencoe,[3] was gazetted on 23 September 1955, has an area of 3.09 square kilometres (1.19 mi2), and is also located within the Avon Wheatbelt bioregion.[8]
