Karratha, Western Australia
Karratha, Western Australia
Karratha, the town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia that developed with the onset of the iron ore mining and export in the region
geographical area, settlement, town, city, populated place
Location
Australia , Division of Kalgoorlie, Shire of Roebourne, Division of Durack
Location of
Karratha Senior High School, Electoral district of North West Coastal
Population
11,728
Births
Aleks Vrteski, Daniel Munday
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karratha,_Western_Australia
Closest Airport, Nearest Settlement of
Karratha Airport
Coordinates
20°44'11.36"S, 116°50'46.97"E
Neighbour of
Perth
Neighbour
Dampier ; Tom Price, Western Australia ; Cossack; Wickham, Western Australia; Point Samson
Class
settlement , town , city , populated place , geographical area
Related Websites
http://www.wilmap.com.au/wamaps/karratha/default.htm , http://www.discoverwest.com.au/western_australia/karratha.html , http://walkabout.com.au/locations/WAKarratha.shtml
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000005131d4"
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Karratha%2C_Western_Australia
Things Running Through
North West Coastal Highway
Rare Terms
"karatha", "the karratha western australia"
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/052dgn"
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Tell me what you know about Karratha, the small 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.
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