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Weipa - QLD  Rating

Populated Place Town
Caravan Park Fuel Water Supply Toilet Food,Shopping Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services Resort,Motel
PlaceID28738
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Latitude12.63135º S 12º 37' 52.86" S
Longitude141.8782º E 141º 52' 41.43" E
Altitude0
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 Description of Weipa
This town was built by Comalco and the Queensland Government in the 1960s. From the very beginning in the early 1800s, Weipa was noted as a potential mining site, although it wasn't until 1955 that the area's almost pure bauxite was confirmed. Today the town is home to the world's largest bauxite mine and tours are available.
Weipa Township Office
Phone: (07) 4069 9799
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Giant trucks hauling the ore
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Shady seaside spot in caravan park
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 Weather & Climate for Weipa

Closest Weather Station

Weipa at 11:30 03 Dec EST
Distance from Weipa 6.93km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
29.8°C 32.0°C 68% 23.3°C 1010.6hPa 0.2mm E 17km/h
9knots		 24km/h
13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Weipa Aero
Distance from Weipa 6.93km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 32.031.331.832.3 31.931.130.931.8 34.235.535.633.7
Mean Min. °C 24.224.123.822.8 21.319.818.718.4 19.521.723.424.2
Mean Rain mm 445.2565.4432.793.2 23.34.61.27.6 1.915.994.0279.4

 What Others Say about Weipa
  Tuesday, 17 June 2008   Nic weipa   Rating
everything from food, fuel and basics are very over priced.
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 Treks passing Weipa
Cape York Cape York
Experience the thrill of standing at the most northern tip of Australia, visit gorges & waterfalls and enjoy the challenge of a 4WD adventure just to get there. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of Weipa
Kumrunja Beach [0.88km]  
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Rocky Point [1.3km]  
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Weipa Auto Electrics [2.15km]  
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Weipa Auto Electrics [2.73km]  
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Lake Mccleod [3.58km]  
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Awonga Point [3.63km]  
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Wallaby Island [4.02km]  
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Lake Patricia [4.98km]  
Water Body,River,Stream,Falls Toilet Point of Interest
A pleasant breeze blowing off the lake will negate the effects of the humidity.
Red Beach [5km]  
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Kumrunja Beach [0.88km]
Awonga Point [3.63km]
Rocky Point [1.3km]
Wallaby Island [4.02km]
Weipa Auto Electrics [2.15km]
Lake Patricia [4.98km]
Weipa Auto Electrics [2.73km]
Red Beach [5km]
Lake Mccleod [3.58km]

 Recommended Reading for Weipa
Cape York Cape York
The main part of this map is a road map at a scale of 1: 1,000,000 designed for planning a trip anywhere throughout the Cape York Penninsula region. The main route to the "The Tip" via the Penninsula Developmental Road is clearly shown along with other minor routes.
Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps. NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
$99.00 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
SD5403 Weipa Special SD5403 Weipa Special
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
Cape York CD Rom Cape York CD Rom
Going to the Cape and want more than a paper map to guide you? The Cape York CD-Rom Map offers Hema’s popular Cape York paper map in formats ready for use with your GPS tracking software, plus all the text and photos from the original map in an easy-to-use webpage format.
Cape York Explorer Card Cape York Explorer Card
Going to the Cape and want more than a paper map to guide you? The Cape York Explorer Card offers Hema’s popular Cape York paper map in formats ready for use with your GPS tracking software, plus all the text from the original map in an easy-to-use format.
$20.00 [Add to Cart]NEW item in the Shop
North Queensland North Queensland
This map covers Australias beautiful North Queensland. This double sided map features the whole North Queensland on one side and town maps, tourist information and points of interest on the other. Areas covered include North West Queensland, Mackay Region, Tropical Far North Queensland, The Whitsundays and Magnetic North.
Cairns to Broome Cairns to Broome
Find out all you need to know about travelling the Savannah Way between Cairns and Broome. As well as providing a detailed road map for the entire length of the Savannah Way, this map includes handy advice on road conditions, average rainfall and safe driving tips.
Queensland Handy Map Queensland Handy Map
Great for use in the car, Hema’s State Handy Maps clearly show highways, minor and secondary roads, national and state routes and fully-indexed cities, towns and localities. Detailed road distances are also shown. All of the maps are double-sided and come in an easy-to-fold format.

 Important Notes
Whilst indicating location of water supplies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources.