Location of Jigalong
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Newman, 107.31kms E (326kms, 6hrs 7mins driving)
From
Nullagine, 177.05kms SE (506kms, 8hrs 18mins driving)
From
Wiluna, 363.68kms N (761kms, 12hrs 1 min driving)
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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.
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.
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Weather & Climate for Jigalong
Closest Weather Station
Newman Airport at 18:00 06 Nov WST
Distance from Jigalong 100.43km W
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 20.3°C |
19.8°C |
90% |
18.6°C |
1012.9hPa |
38.8mm |
SE |
19km/h
10knots |
28km/h
15knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Telfer Aero
Distance from Jigalong 235.57km NE
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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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Recommended Reading for Jigalong
Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas
Hema’s brand new Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas contains
147 pages of detailed mapping all presented in an easy-to-read B4
coil-bound format.
The South West region is covered with 96 pages
of all-new mapping, at a scale of 1:250 000. The rest of the state is
drawn from Hema’s best-selling regional maps, at a scale of 1:1 000 000.
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.
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.
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.
Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
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
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
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.
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