The Gascoyne River was named by the explorer Lieutenant George Grey in 1839 after his friend, Captain J. Gascoyne (RN).
Riccarton Junction railway station | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | Petticoat Junction | junction | Junction (traffic) | Haines Junction, Yukon | Grand Junction, Colorado | Junction | White River Junction, Vermont | Haines Junction | Grand Junction | Llandudno Junction | Bhowani Junction | Annapolis Junction, Maryland | The Junction | Junction Oval | Grand Junction Railway | Gascoyne River | Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick | Fredericton Junction | Mingo Junction, Ohio | Junction (rail) | Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer | Hallelujah Junction | Grand Junction Canal | Death Valley Junction, California | David Gascoyne | California Junction, Iowa | California Junction | Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal |
Yinggarda country is around Carnarvon, on the central western coast of Western Australia, and extends inland to near Gascoyne Junction and south to around the mouth of the Wooramel River.