Shay Gap - WA

  No Public Entry

Position

DEG: -20.492369 120.168535
DMS: 20º 29' 32.53" S 120º 10' 6.72" E
UTM: 51 K 7731475mN 204654mE
Altitude: 172m

Description

Place Type

Infrastructure - No Public Entry

Location

86.73kms NorthEast of Marble Bar
163.57kms East of Port Hedland
262.37kms SouthWest of Bidyadanga Community
499.18kms SouthWest of Looma

Address & Contact

Marble Bar WA
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This area now closed with asbestos warning and road block at this point. This is site of the former Shay Gap mine, established by Mount Goldsworthy Mining Company, now closed and disassembled. Observe all warnings and road blocks. The mine ceased operating in December 1993.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Marble Bar at 20/11:00pm WST
Distance from Shay Gap 87.5km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
31.7°C33.8°C58%22.4°C1001.5hPa0.0mmNNE15km/hr
8knots
19km/hr
10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Pardoo Station
Distance from Shay Gap 74.66km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C36.435.636.135.431.628.327.930.132.835.636.636.4
Mean Min. °C25.925.724.421.617.114.612.913.516.019.522.124.8
Mean Rain mm63.580.464.119.024.627.29.74.82.80.83.323.5

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