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Jigalong - WA
PlaceID
57810
Latitude
23.35851º S 23º 21' 30.63" S
Longitude
120.7815º E 120º 46' 53.54" E
Altitude
527
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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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The Martu people, self-manages their community and strives to maintain their traditional values and culture. The Rabbit Proof Fence is located alongside Jigalong and the community was bought into the international spotlight with the movie - 'The Rabbit Proof Fence.'
Fuel is available Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm and Saturday 8am to 12 noon. There are
tours
, Aboriginal paintings and artefacts for sale.
Weather & Climate for Jigalong
Closest Weather Station
Newman Airport at 17:00 20 Nov WDT
Distance from Jigalong 100.43km W
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34.5°C
28.1°C
16%
5.0°C
1006.0hPa
0.0mm
SW
28km/h
15knots
39km/h
21knots
Closest Climatic Station
Telfer Aero
Distance from Jigalong 235.57km NE
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Mean Max. °C
40.5
38.4
37.3
34.4
29.0
25.4
25.2
28.2
32.7
37.0
39.4
40.1
Mean Min. °C
26.0
25.2
23.8
20.5
15.3
11.9
10.5
12.5
16.4
20.7
23.3
25.3
Mean Rain mm
48.2
104.0
81.7
19.1
19.2
13.5
12.8
6.1
2.3
2.4
15.5
49.4
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Treks passing Jigalong
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.
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Jigalong Mission Airstrip
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Jigalong Well
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Recommended Reading for Jigalong
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
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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
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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
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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.
$7.95
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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.
$79.00
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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
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Latest Edition
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.
$8.95
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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.
$79.00
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Pilbara and Coral Coast Explorer Card
Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack
Natmap Digital Maps 2008
Great Desert Tracks of Australia NW
SF5113 Robertson
Pilbara and Coral Coast
Pilbara - Streetsmart
Great Desert Tracks of Australia CD
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