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The Gary Highway is a remote unsealed track in central Western Australia running through the Gibson Desert and the Great Sandy Desert. It was built by Len Beadell's Gunbarrel Road Construction Party in April and May 1963 and named after Beadell's son who was born in February that year. It connects the Gunbarrel Highway from Everard Junction in the south, to the Gary Junction Road at Gary Junction in the north. It is one of only two north-south tracks in the central deserts of Western Australia, the other being the Sandy Blight Junction Road, which was also built by Len Beadell. ==Points of interest== The Gary Highway passes several interesting points in its desert crossing: *Veevers crater accessible by a track to the east (GPS Ref: -22.969880, 125.372293, turn off at -23.0822, 125.2808). The visitors' book contains entries from the original team who identified the crater. This meteorite explosion crater is one of only 15 known worldwide, and only 3 in Western Australia. A good description can be found in the Australian Government Heritage site. *Tropic of Capricorn with several marker signs in different places, due to the shift of the tropics over time caused by the varying tilt of the Earth's axis, relative to its orbital plane. *Windy Corner the junction at the end of the Talawana Track. (GPS Ref: -23.572440, 125.194373). The origins of the name "Windy Corner" can be read in Beadell's 1983 book ''End Of An Era''. *McDougall Knoll, which is a good lookout point (GPS Ref: --23.944397, 125.244998). There are notes from visitors contained in a tin can jammed in the cairn. *The junction of the Eagle Highway, which is very overgrown most of its length (GPS Ref: -24.345560, 125.106053). *Patience Well, a well visited and named by David Carnegie in 1896, to the east of Windy Corner. *The Gibson Desert Nature Reserve which includes McPhersons Pillar (GPS Ref: -24.569760, 125.324522, turn off at -24.5482, 125.032020). This is 30 km off the track but is a spectacular landmark with excellent views over the Gibson Desert and access to Mulgan Rockhole (GPS Ref: -24.57212, 125.2987). *Charlies Knob (GPS Ref: -25.051343, 124.975467). *Everard Junction on the Gunbarrel Highway (GPS Ref: -25.173720, 124.979333), where there is another visitors book. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Highway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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