- Kirkalocka
Kirkalocka is a sheep station in
Western Australia . It is located at , 55 kilometres (35 mi) south-south-west of Mount Magnet, 420 kilometres (260 mi) north east of Perth. The station covers approximately 100 square kilometres (25000acre s) ofleasehold land.In addition to being an operating sheep station, Kirkalocka offers caravan stop-over facilities and accommodation in shearers' quarters.
In 2000, three previously undescribed species of shrub were collected on the station, and subsequently published as "
Banksia rosserae ", "Grevillea squiresae " and "Grevillea kirkalocka ". The last of these is named after Kirkalocka.References
*cite journal | author = Olde, Peter M. and Marriott, Neil R. | year = 2002 | title = One new "Banksia" and two new "Grevillea" species (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) from Western Australia | journal = Nuytsia | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 85–99
* [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=272105 Kirkalocka] in theGazetteer of Australia [http://www.ga.gov.au/map/names/ online]
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