Carnarvon is a small coastal town on the northwest coast of Western Australia at the (Gascoyne River) entrance of the Gascoin River north of Shark Bay (Shark Bay), about 910 kilometers from Perth, the capital of Western Australia.
Carnarvon, with a permanent population of about 5000 people, serves as a product distribution center for nearby agricultural and pastoral areas, exporting mutton, bananas, peanuts, and oil deposits in the Raf Mountains to the north.
