YWRC
Wave Rock Airport
VFR
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Name
Wave Rock Airport
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ICAO / GPS
YWRC / YWRC
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- Region
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Timezone
7:11 pm (AWST)
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Coordinates
32° 25′ 36″ N 118° 54′ 28″ E
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Elevation
1’378 ft (420 m MSL)
About Wave Rock Airport
Wave Rock (Nyungar: Katter Kich) is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. The "wave" is about 15 m (50 ft) high and around 110 m (360 ft) long. It forms the north side of a solitary hill, which is known as "Hyden Rock". This hill, which is a granite inselberg, lies about 3 km (2 mi) east of the small town of Hyden and 296 km (184 mi) east-southeast of Perth, Western Australia. Wave Rock and Hyden Rock are part of a 160 ha (395-acre) nature reserve, Hyden Wildlife Park. More than 100,000 tourists visit every year.