Pilbara region

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natural region region

The Pilbara region is a vast, sparsely populated area in northwestern Western Australia known for its ancient landscapes, rich Aboriginal heritage, and major iron ore mining industry.

Aliases (5)

Pilbara ×2
Karratha ×1
North West of Western Australia ×1
Perth region ×1
Pilbara (Western Australian Legislative Assembly electorate) ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural region → region →
adjacentTo	Gascoyne region → Great Sandy Desert → Kimberley region →
area	over 500000 square kilometres →
climate	arid → semi-arid →
coast	Indian Ocean →
contains	Ashburton River NERFINISHED → Burrup Peninsula → Chichester Range → Dampier Archipelago → De Grey River → Fortescue River NERFINISHED → Hamersley Range → Karijini National Park → Marble Bar → Millstream Chichester National Park →
country	Australia →
economicActivity	iron ore extraction → mining → natural gas extraction →
federalElectorate	Durack →
geologicalAge	Archean →
geologicalFeature	Pilbara Craton →
hasMajorTown	Karratha → Newman → Onslow → Pannawonica → Paraburdoo → Port Hedland → Roebourne → Tom Price → Wickham →
hasPort	Cape Lambert → Dampier → Onslow → Port Hedland →
knownFor	Aboriginal heritage → ancient landscapes → iron ore mining → natural gas production → rock art →
locatedIn	Western Australia → northwestern Western Australia →
majorResource	iron ore → manganese → natural gas → salt →
partOf	North West of Western Australia →
populationCharacteristic	sparsely populated →
railInfrastructure	heavy haul railways for iron ore →
stateGovernmentRegion	Pilbara (Western Australian Legislative Assembly electorate) →
timeZone	Australian Western Standard Time →
traditionalOwners	Aboriginal peoples → Banjima people → Kariyarra people → Martu people → Ngarluma people → Yindjibarndi people →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Norforce → Pilbara Regiment →	operatesIn
Western Australia ("Pilbara") →	containsRegion
Australian Western Standard Time →	isStandardTimeFor
Australian Western Standard Time ("Karratha") →	observedInCity
Pilbara region ("North West of Western Australia") →	partOf
Rideau Canal ("Perth region") →	passesThrough
Port Hedland ("Pilbara") →	region
Pilbara region ("Pilbara (Western Australian Legislative Assembly electorate)") →	stateGovernmentRegion