Location Name - Shay Gap
Shay Gap

County/Council: Shire of East Pilbara
Region: Pilbara
Location ID: 10098142


 
Categories:
CITIES / TOWNS / SUBURBS - *
CITIES / TOWNS / SUBURBS - Western / Ghost Towns
DOUBLES AS - Anytown, USA
HOUSING - *
LANDSCAPES - *
LANDSCAPES - Plateaus / Mesas
ROADS / HIGHWAYS - *
ROADS / HIGHWAYS - Dirt / Unpaved Roads
DOUBLES AS - Los Angeles
LANDSCAPES - Red Dirt
MINING - *
HOUSING - Mine Camps
OUTBACK - *
DOUBLES AS - USA
DOUBLES AS - San Diego
DOUBLES AS - Coastal California

Description:
Shay Gap was an iron ore mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 1,335 kilometres (830 mi) north-northeast of Perth and 165 kilometres (103 mi) east of Port Hedland. The countryside leading into and away from Shay Gap is quite rugged and spectacular. Shay Gap is a 2 hour drive east of Port Headland. Port Headland is a 2 hour flight or 18 hour dive north of Perth.

Jurisdictions::
Pilbara Native Title Service, Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara Development Commission

photos:

photo ID#: 2995715