Pilbara
Sign in to saveThe Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal people, its geography, its red earth, and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a global biodiversity hotspot for subterranean fauna.
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- Pilbara
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- region
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- Extent of Pilbara region
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- Shire of Ashburton
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- Shire of East Pilbara
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- City of Karratha
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- Town of Port Hedland
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- Kimberley
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- Pilbara
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- Durack
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- Definitions of the Pilbara region
- Geography
- Urban centres and localities
- Local government
- Etymology
- History
- Aboriginal people
- Prehistory
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Climate
- Economy
- Iron ore
- Liquified natural gas
- Agriculture
- Transport
- Ports
- Ecology
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
- See also
- Notes
- General references
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal people, its geography, its red earth, and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a global biodiversity hotspot for subterranean fauna.
==Definitions of the Pilbara region== thumb|North of the Pilbara looking south at the range At least two important but differing definitions of "the Pilbara" region exist. Administratively it is one of the nine regions of Western Australia defined by the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993; the term also refers to the Pilbara shrublands bioregion (which differs in extent) under the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA).
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Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2001 ID not in WikidataAustralian Statistical Geography Standard 2011 ID not in WikidataAustralian Statistical Geography Standard 2016 ID not in WikidataAustralian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID not in WikidataDrainage basins of AustraliaIBRA regionsPilbara