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Great Northern Highway is an Australian highway that links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its northernmost port, Wyndham.With a length of almost 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi), it is the longest highway in Australia, with the majority included as part of the Perth Darwin National Highway.
Main Roads Western Australia controls the major roads in the state's Pilbara region. [1] There are two main highways in the region: Great Northern Highway, which travels north through the region to Port Hedland and then north-west along the coast, as well as North West Coastal Highway, which heads south-west from Port Hedland.
From Muchea, Highway 1 travels northwest along the full length of Brand Highway to Geraldton, and then along North West Coastal Highway towards Port Hedland. Highway 1 encounters Great Northern Highway again, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of South Hedland, and continues north-east along that highway. From this point, the designation switches ...
Location of Sandfire in Western Australia (red) Sandfire is a location and roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia between Port Hedland and Broome.It is on the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert, and east of Wallal Downs and Mandora Station.
North West Coastal Highway is a generally north–south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland.The 1,300-kilometre-long (808 mi) road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and largely arid landscapes.
The Port Hedland Saltworks Important Bird Area is a 103 km 2 tract of originally intertidal land, now containing a saltern, about 20 km east of the port of Port Hedland. The site regularly supports over 1% of the world populations of red-necked stints and sharp-tailed sandpipers , as well as a population of the range-restricted dusky gerygone ...
Chris crossed the coast in a remote area roughly halfway between Broome and Port Hedland as a category five. Structural damage was minor, however many thousands of cattle were killed, amounting to $1 million in damages. N/A: 2003: 25 January: 095 km/h (60 mph) 988 hPa (29.18 inHg) 0: Minor: Made landfall near Port Hedland causing heavy rain and ...
In the early hours of 20 October 1910, on a voyage from Port Hedland to Broome, fire broke out in Koombana ' s No 1 cargo hold. The hatch was sealed down, and the ship's Clayton Patent fire extinguisher used to put out the fire. Passengers awoke later in the morning to find their cabins full of smoke, and Koombana making full speed for Port ...