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Jigalong - WA 

Populated Place 
Service Station,Roadhouse Fuel Water Supply Toilet Food,Shopping Aboriginal Lands,Communities Camp Fee Medical Services Resort,Motel Point of Interest
PlaceID57810
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Latitude23.35851º S 23º 21' 30.63" S
Longitude120.7815º E 120º 46' 53.54" E
Altitude527
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 Description of Jigalong

Jigalong is an Aboriginal community approximately 170 kilometres east of Newman and on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert in the Pilbara. Jigalong has a pastoral lease and there are five outstations in the surrounding area. The town and surrounding area is home to the Martu people, where the population fluctuates between 100 and 500 - depending on the time of the year and the activities happening in the community.
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 Weather & Climate for Jigalong

Closest Weather Station

Newman Airport at 17:00 20 Nov WDT
Distance from Jigalong 100.43km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
34.5°C 28.1°C 16% 5.0°C 1006.0hPa 0.0mm SW 28km/h
15knots
39km/h
21knots

Closest Climatic Station

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Distance from Jigalong 235.57km NE
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 40.538.437.334.4 29.025.425.228.2 32.737.039.440.1
Mean Min. °C 26.025.223.820.5 15.311.910.512.5 16.420.723.325.3
Mean Rain mm 48.2104.081.719.1 19.213.512.86.1 2.32.415.549.4

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 Treks passing Jigalong

Puntawarri Track Puntawarri Track
The Puntawarri Track is an east-west track situated between Jigalong and the Canning Stock Route (CSR). The track joins the CSR at Canning’s Cairn in the Durba Hills. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of Jigalong

Jigalong Mission Airstrip [1.72km]  
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Jigalong Well [4.61km]  
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 Recommended Reading for Jigalong

Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card
Going to the Pilbara or the Coral Coast and want more than a paper map to guide you? The Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card offers Hema’s popular Pilbara and Coral Coast 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
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
SF5113 Robertson SF5113 Robertson
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
Pilbara - Streetsmart Pilbara - Streetsmart
Detailed map including camping areas, caravan parks, picnic areas and covers major towns and attractions in the Pilbara area. Covers Dampier, Karratha, Newman, Onslow, Port Hedland, South Hedland, Tom Price and Wickham to Point Samson.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack
This map pack includes the six Great Desert Tracks Maps, together with the Simpson Desert map, all packaged in a hard-cover folder with clear pockets. This map pack is designed to offer an additional benefit to the constant map user by providing better value than buying the maps individually.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia NW Great Desert Tracks of Australia NW
This map is highly regarded for its suitability for planning a desert driving expedition, particularly along the Canning Stock Route, although it covers the entire NW region, and including the Talawana Track, Gunbarrel Hwy, Connie Sue Highway and includes Port Hedland, Broome, Halls Creek, & Wiluna.
$14.95 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
Pilbara and Coral Coast Pilbara and Coral Coast
One of the last great frontiers in Australia, the Pilbara is real 4WD country. This map has been field-checked using Hemas GPS mapping system and includes tracks and roads that have never before appeared on maps.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia CD Great Desert Tracks of Australia CD
This CD includes the six Great Desert Tracks Maps: North West, North Central, North East, South West, South Central and South East as well as the Simpson Desert Map. Calculate route distances, customise the maps, create your own map features, search for and locate places using the Name Search facility, prints maps and track your position.

 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.