Burrup
District of Hearson
in Roebourne of Western Australia, Australia
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -20.617 and 116.793 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -20° 37' 1" and E 116° 47' 34"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 06:36 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 12:27 am and 11:53 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 18.717 and -64.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
The Settlement - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Touring Burrup
The district Burrup of Hearson in Roebourne (Western Australia) is a subburb located in Australia about 2,205 mi north-west of Canberra, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 27% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 10% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Dampier, Western Australia
Dampier is a major industrial port in the northwest of Western Australia. The Dampier Port is part of the Dampier Archipelago. The port services petrochemical, salt, iron ore and natural gas export industries. Rio Tinto exports large volumes of iron ore through the port, and in September 2010 announced plans to expand capacity. At the 2006 census, Dampier had a population of 1,370.
Karratha, Western Australia
Karratha is a town adjoining the port of Dampier in the Pilbara region of Western Australia which was developed from the 1960s to accommodate the processing and exportation workforce of the Hamersley Iron mining company and, in the 1980s, the petroleum and liquefied natural gas operations of the North West Shelf Venture. The town's name comes from the cattle station from which land was reclaimed for the development.
Shire of Roebourne
The Shire of Roebourne is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It covers an area of 15,882 square kilometres and has a population of about 19,100 (June 2010), most of which is located in its seat of government, the town of Karratha, and the major towns.
Murujuga
Murujuga, usually known as the Burrup Peninsula, is a peninsula in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, adjoining the Dampier Archipelago and near the town of Dampier. (The region is sometimes confused with the Dampier Peninsula, 800 km to the north-east. ) In Ngayarda languages, including that of the indigenous people of the peninsula, the Jaburara people, murujuga means "hip bone sticking out".
ABC North West WA
ABC North West WA is an ABC Local Radio station based in Karratha. The station broadcasts to the Gascoyne and parts of the Pilbara regions of Western Australia. This includes the towns of Port Hedland, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Newman and Tom Price.
Karratha Senior High School
Karratha Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Karratha, a regional centre 1,575 kilometres north east of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1972 and by 2012 had an enrolment of 544 students between Year 8 and Year 12, about 24% of whom were Aboriginal. Established as a high school in 1972, the school became a senior high school in 1974.
6RED
6RED, branded on-air as WAFM, is an Australian radio station owned by WA Newspapers. The station serves Karratha, Western Australia.
Flying Foam Passage
Flying Foam Passage is a north-south passage between Angel Island and Dolphin Island in the Dampier Archipelago, near Dampier, Western Australia. The passage is named after the 33-ton coastal schooner Flying Foam, which disappeared without trace in March 1872. Its name is, however, most prominently associated with the massacre of indigenous Australians in the area. The passage is a significant site of vessels lost.
Dolphin Island (Western Australia)
Dolphin Island is an island situated in the Dampier Archipelago in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Visitors are able to camp within 100 metres of the high water mark on all of the beaches on the island except for the south eastern side. The island is designated as a B Class Nature Reserve (34944) and has a total area of 3,203 hectares . It is the second largest island of the archipelago after Enderby Island but it is the highest in the archipelago rising to 120 metres above sea level.
Dampier Saltworks Important Bird Area
The Dampier Saltworks Important Bird Area is a 52 km saltern lying close to the town of Dampier, an industrial port in the Pilbara region of north-west Western Australia. The salt processing facility is operated by Dampier Salt Ltd, part of the Rio Tinto Group.
