Dampier (Australia)

Dampier
Map of Dampier and surroundings
State :  Australia State : Western Australia Founded : 1965
Coordinates : 20 ° 40 ′  S , 116 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 20 ° 40 ′  S , 116 ° 43 ′  E Height : 48  m Area : 74.1  km²
Residents : 1,104 (2016) Population density : 15 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AWST (UTC + 8) Postal code : 6713 LGA : Karratha City
Dampier

Dampier is a place in the northwest of the state of Western Australia in Australia with a major seaport . The port is part of the Dampier Archipelago , which also includes the Burrup Peninsula ( Murujuga ). Petrochemicals , salt , iron ore and natural gas are handled for export in the port of Dampier, which is located on the North West Shelf , an area of ​​large oil and gas reserves .

history

Aboriginal people from the Yaburara and Ngarluma tribe lived in the area of ​​the village for thousands of years. The city got its name from the nearby Dampier Archipelago , named after William Dampier , a British pirate and explorer. Dampier sailed here and named one of the islands Rosemary Island in 1699 .

Dampier was built from 1965. It served as a loading port for iron ore transported by train from Tom Price and Paraburdoo . Since Dampier could not be expanded any further from 1968 due to geographical conditions, the new town of Karratha was founded about 15 km southeast , which is connected to Dampier by the Dampier Highway .

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Dampier harbor panorama in November 2006

Others

The area is probably home to the world's largest collection of petroglyphs .

In the 1970s, Dampier was home to Red Dog , a dog best known for its long walks. His life was filmed , a statue of the dog stands just outside the town on the Dampier Highway. ^▼

Web links

Commons : Dampier, Western Australia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Meteorology
2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Dampier (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
3. ^ Dampier The Sydney Morning Herald. February 8, 2004. Retrieved September 25, 2010