Burrup Peninsula
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Burrup Peninsula is a coastal area in Western Australia’s Pilbara region known for its extensive ancient Aboriginal rock art and major industrial gas and mining facilities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burrup Peninsula canonical | 2 |
| Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal area
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| accessBy | road from Karratha ⓘ |
| averageRainfallPattern | summer-dominant rainfall ⓘ |
| averageSummerCondition | very hot temperatures ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
tropical semi-arid ⓘ |
| coastType | rugged coastline with inlets and bays ⓘ |
| contains |
Murujuga National Park
ⓘ
engraved rock platforms ⓘ petroglyphs depicting extinct fauna ⓘ stone arrangements ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
continuous Aboriginal occupation over millennia
ⓘ
sacred site for local Aboriginal groups ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution from heavy industry
ⓘ
industrial impact on rock art ⓘ |
| geology | rocky outcrops and ridges ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasAboriginalName |
Murujuga National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Murujuga
|
| hasConservationArea | Murujuga National Park ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | one of the world’s largest collections of rock art ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Australian National Heritage List
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List (Australia)
|
| hostsFacility |
LNG export terminals
ⓘ
Woodside-operated gas processing plants ⓘ fertiliser and chemicals plants ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive Aboriginal rock art
ⓘ
major gas processing facilities ⓘ mining and industrial development ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | City of Karratha ⓘ |
| locatedIn | north-western Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
iron ore export infrastructure
ⓘ
liquefied natural gas export ⓘ natural gas processing ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Karratha ⓘ |
| partOf | Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape ⓘ |
| region |
Pilbara region
ⓘ
surface form:
Pilbara
|
| rockArtAge | up to tens of thousands of years old ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
environmental impact assessments
ⓘ
heritage protection campaigns ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Mardudhunera people
ⓘ
Ngarluma people ⓘ Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people ⓘ Yamaji people ⓘ
surface form:
Yaburara people
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape