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Marble Bar - WA
PlaceID
5769
Latitude
21.17067º S 21º 10" 14.41' S
Longitude
119.7444º E 119º 44" 39.87' E
Altitude
175
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Description of Marble Bar
Marble Bar, is a town and rock formation in the
Pilbara
region of north-western
Western Australia
. It is well known for its extremely hot weather.The town was officially gazetted in 1893 following the discovery of gold in the area in 1890. The name Marble Bar was derived from a nearby jasper bar, known as Marble Bar, which runs across the bed of the Coongan River.
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within 100kms of Marble Bar
It had a railway connecting with Port Hedland up until the early 1950's, which can be seen as a narrow gauge precursor to the network of standard gauge iron-ore railways that have since been created across the
Pilbara
.
It is known as 'the hottest town in
Australia
' a fact which is still recorded by the Guinness Book of Records. For 161 consecutive days to 20 April 1924 the temperature in the town never dropped below 100°F (37.8°C). This record still stands after nearly seventy years.
Facilities in town include a Caravan Park, a Hotel, the Travellers Stop. A little further out the back of town is Chinaman's Pool and Marble Bar Pool - natural watering holes suitable for swimming where you can also see the Jasper outcrop from which the town took its name.
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7km out of town you'll find the Comet Gold Mine, which today operates as a museum and tourist centre.
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Weather & Climate for Marble Bar
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Marble Bar at 19:00 01 Jul
Distance from Marble Bar 0.78km SE
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Distance from Marble Bar 119.45km N
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Mean Max. °C
36.4
35.4
36.1
35.3
31.6
28.3
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35.3
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21.5
17.3
14.8
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13.6
16.0
19.6
21.9
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59.6
74.8
64.0
20.0
25.2
27.1
9.7
5.1
2.8
0.8
3.3
23.1
What Others Say about Marble Bar
Sunday, 25 November 2007 Garbutt
Great pub, good caravan park, good scenery, Comet Mine worth a visit.
Thursday, 18 October 2007 Member - Chris R (NSW)
Stop for a coffee and Muffin with Vic - 'mine host' - at the Comet Gold Mine about 6km south west of...
Stop for a coffee and Muffin with Vic - 'mine host' - at the Comet Gold Mine about 6km south west of Marble Bar. Excellent display of various rocks and history of the area. Swimming pool and Vic is currently preparing several mining houses for tourism. The mine itself is off limits - but check this on the day. Very interesting walk back into yesterday. Very hospitable.
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Treks passing Marble Bar
East Pilbara Diversion
A great alternative trip avoiding the highways that is both a shortcut and very scenic. Shay Gap to Marble Bar and then along the Ripon Hills and Skull Springs loop around Carrawine Gorge and Eel Pool.
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Places within 5km of Marble Bar
Marble Bar Caravan Park
[0.43km]
Nice quiet park, with powered/unpowered sites, good amenities, general store/service stn in main street of town. Sightseeing good, well worth a trip to Chinaman's Pool to see the marble outcrops.
Marble Bar Pool
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Marble Bar Caravan Park
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Duffer Creek
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Marble Bar Pool
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