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	Pilbara region of Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia.
		It is situated in the north west of Western Australia, south of the Kimberley.
		The Pilbara is home to a wide variety of endemic species, including dozens of species of stygofauna; microscopic invertebrates which live underground in the aquifers of the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pilbara_region_of_Western_Australia (683 words)

	COLLECTING REPTILES IN THE PILBARA REGION, NORTH-WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
		At least three regional forms of the Northern Death Adder are recognised in Australia, which may ultimately be subdivided into different subspecies, depending on whether or not there is clinal variation.
		This is because of it's remoteness from the rest of Australia in terms of distance and roads to and from it.
		Although most of the region is arid and rain is relatively rare for much of the year, there are still huge numbers of frogs in the area.
	www.smuggled.com /pilrep1.htm (6513 words)

	Pilbara Aboriginal Meeting Condemns Rio Tinto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The meeting was organised to discuss the impact on the Pilbara of the region s massive resources boom, resulting from the enormous demand for iron ore to meet economic growth in China.
		Pilbara Iron is engaged in a race with BHP-Billiton, Hope Downs and Fortescue Metals to meet the booming Chinese market and good community relations are a critical factor in speedy project development.
		PNTS represents the majority of native title claims in the Pilbara region and it has seen first-hand the approach that Pilbara Iron has taken in its dealings with traditional owners and their claim groups.
	www.minesandcommunities.org /Action/press639.htm (1159 words)

	Pilbara's first open access line planned: Australia's Fortescue Metals Group is planning a $A 1.85 billion iron-ore ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Pilbara's first open access line planned: Australia's Fortescue Metals Group is planning a $A 1.85 billion iron-ore mine, rail and port system in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
		Western Australia's state development minister, Mr Clive Brown said: "An aspect of the agreement that sets it apart from previous iron-ore agreements is that it provides for the railway to be subject to the Western Australia Railways Access Act and for open access to port facilities.
		It is apparent that the Pilbara region will continue to develop its heavy-haul railways as demand for iron-ore increases far beyond levels thought possible just a decade ago, and as new-found ore deposits continue to be proved highly viable.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_5_45/ai_n13784669 (741 words)

	THE ANT-HILL PYTHON - ANTARESIA PERTHENSIS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA
		THE ANT-HILL PYTHON - ANTARESIA PERTHENSIS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA
		The Pilbara region is found south of the tropical Kimberley in Western Australia.
		Large Pilbara termite mounds are used as resting sites by many species of reptile and mammal due to their numerous nooks and crannies and relatively even temperature.
	www.smuggled.com /ant1.htm (2834 words)

	Regions of Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The regions of Western Australia are distinct geographic areas of Western Australia, defined by the State Government for purposes of economic development administration.
		Together they comprise the whole of mainland Western Australia, with the exception of the Perth metropolitan area which is not contained in a region.
		For example, the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia has an economy based heavily on mining, whereas the Wheatbelt region is economically dependent on agriculture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regions_of_Western_Australia (234 words)

	Karratha Western Australia
		Karratha is the administrative centre of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
		It is 950 miles north of Perth, 430 miles south of Broome and 240 km south west of Port Hedland.
		Australia is a vast country, do not try and see it in one go unless you have a few years!
	www.auinfo.com /Karratha-western-australia.html (305 words)

	Western Australia Pilbara region travel, holidays tours and vacations
		The Pilbara is an area extending from the Northern Territory border in the east to the coast in the west, from the northern edge of the Great Sandy Desert and south to the Tropic of Capricorn.
		Self drive travellers in this region MUST ensure they are fully equipped for any emergency and that they have all necessary permits and approvals for the areas to be visited.
		Sundown across the Pilbara is when the red ridges turn soft purple and the white gums along the gullies and the spinifex clumps seem to glow in the fading light.
	www.austtravel.com.au /wa_pilbara.htm (431 words)

	Pilbara - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Pilbara, rich mineral region in north-western Australia, in the state of Western Australia.
		Outback areas, particularly Western Australia’s Outback, contribute significantly to Australia’s mineral wealth.
		About 97 per cent of Australia’s iron ore output comes from the Pilbara region, also in Western Australia.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Pilbara.html (84 words)

	Backpacker information in the Pilbara Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Well the Pilbara is estimated to be about 2.5 billion years old (one of the Earth's oldest land masses....not bloody bad eh!).
		The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands with pristine waters and sheltered bays.
		The mother land to Australian Aboriginals ensures that the culture and pastime is etched and painted on the areas rocks and walls.
	www.backpackertours.com.au /WA/All_Pilbara.htm (161 words)

	Kimbeley and Pilbara regional information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The region encompasses an area of 421,451 square kilometres (one-sixth of the State's total land area) and is bordered by the Great Sandy Desert in the south and the Northern Territory in the east.
		Most of the inhabitants are located in the western third, whereas the eastern third is largely desert with few inhabitants.
		The Pilbara came to national and international prominence during the 1960s when the go-ahead was given to extract iron ore deposits in the region.
	www.kapcs.org.au /region_info.htm (368 words)

	Real Estate and Property - Bunbury Online - Bunbury, Western Australia Region.
		Western Australia is Australia's largest state, comprising about one-third of Australia' s land mass and occupying over 2.5 million square kilometres in area.
		The South West area of WA is one of the world's great places to live, with a Mediterranean climate, sandy-white beaches, beautiful native forests and all the infrastructure expected of a modern western society.
		Bordered by the Indian Ocean, Koombana Bay and Leschenault Inlet and fed by the Collie and Preston Rivers, Bunbury Western Australia is truly a water-lifestyle city; making watersports such as sailing, water skiing, fishing, wind surfing, diving and snorkelling, boating, rowing, swimming, surfing and jet skiing extremely popular.
	www.bunburyonline.com (262 words)

	Walkabout - Karratha
		Located 1557 km north of Perth, on Nickol Bay, Karratha is a modern town providing accommodation and services for the employees of Hamersley Iron, Robe River Associates, the Dampier Salt Company and the workers on the North West Shelf Gas and Petroleum project.
		Inevitably the administrative functions of the Pilbara have all been moved to the town.
		This is not a creation of Fred Dagg but rather, reflecting the mining background of the region, an acronym of the chemical symbols for iron (Fe), salt (NaCL) and the abbreviation for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/WAKarratha.shtml (562 words)

	The Pilbara Region
		This is Australia's largest national park covering 100,000 square kilometres (38,610 square miles) and has spectacular 100-metre (327-foot) sheer-sided chasms.
		An overwhelming number of rock engravings can be found in the area making it one of the most prolific regions in the world for this type of discovery.
		The Pilbara is home to the world's largest natural gas project, giant ore ships, massive man-made mountains of iron ore, and trains of nearly three kilometres (1.8 miles) long hauling more than 28,000 tonnes (27,557 tons) of ore, 364 days a year.
	www.safaris.net.au /info/info/pilbara.htm (309 words)

	Listen to the Old People: Aboriginal Oral Histories of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia
		The aim of the project was to use oral histories of elderly Aboriginal people of the region to tell the Indigenous history of Port Hedland and the Pilbara.
		For someone who recently visited the Pilbara for the first time, this book provided me with the necessary the information to acknowledge the traditional owners of the Port Hedland area, the Kariyarra People and their neighbouring language groups Ngarla, Nyamal and Yindjibarndi.
		The interest in the history of this part of Australia is not simply for those from the west, but those from the eastern states as well, who may never have the opportunity to visit the extraordinary country of the Pilbara.
	www.abc.net.au /message/blackarts/review/s434884.htm (654 words)

	Pilbara Development Commission. Government of Western Australia : Home
		The Pilbara Development Commission's projects are separated into 3 distinct outcome areas: business and industry development; infrastructure service identification and coordination; and regional promotion and information services.
		Situated in the North West of Western Australia, the Pilbara is a mineral rich region of spectacular scenery thought to be around 2.8 billion years old.
		Often described as the engine room of the nation because of its immense reserves of natural resources, the Pilbara is also blessed with stunning natural beauty boasting striking landscapes and a rich and diverse cultural heritage.
	www.pdc.wa.gov.au (154 words)

	Pilbara selected for LNG plant
		A site, approximately 4.5km southwest of Onslow, in northwest Western Australia, was chosen after an extensive site selection study examined a number of locations in the Pilbara for an LNG plant.
		BHP Billiton's pre-feasibility study is examining a number of concepts for the field development that would connect to a single train with capacity of approximately six million tonnes per annum.
		BHP Billiton energy group president Philip Aiken said the Pilbara LNG project was being considered to either supply gas to the United States west coast energy market through BHP Billiton's proposed Cabrillo Port project, a floating LNG regasification terminal offshore from southern California, or to the growing Asian LNG markets.
	www.ferret.com.au /articles/ff/0c0264ff.asp (290 words)

	BioMaps: Pilbara regional case study
		Mining in the Pilbara region in Northern Western Australia is extremely important for to Australian economy.
		With the support of Rio Tinto, an Australian Museum team is conducting a biological survey in the Pilbara region to address this knowledge gap.
		This work is being conducted in consultation with the Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management, the Western Australian Museum and other Western Australian stakeholders.
	www.amonline.net.au /riotintopartnerships/pilbara/index.htm (187 words)

	Caldera Resources Inc.: Gold Find at Cromer Cone Project @ SYS-CON AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During a regional exploration program in the mid 1980's, Battle Mountain (Australia) Inc. reported visible gold while panning heavy mineral concentrates over a 300 metre section of a 1.3km fault zone within the Proterozoic sandstones and which is located in the current Cromer Cone Project.
		The GPS positions of the gold 'nuggets' have been plotted onto the airborne magnetic map and all locations lie directly on the fault zone which is clearly identified from the airborne magnetic survey and shows a strike length of at least 5 kilometres.
		Two projects are located in the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia, one of which is joint ventured with Mr.
	au.sys-con.com /read/239525.htm (1049 words)

	Travel Downunder - Pilbara, Western Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Engulfed by a 2.5 billion year old landscape are three world-class national parks, including Karijini, regarded as one of the natural jewels of Western Australia.
		The warm waters are the destination of migrating humpback whales while local beaches come alive for a few nights each year while turtles lay their eggs.
		The Pilbara is the most prolific Aboriginal rock-engraving region in the world, with over 10,000 carvings being found along the Burrup Peninsula near Dampier.
	www.traveldownunder.com.au /western_australia/Pilbara/index.asp (356 words)

	Karijini & The Chichester Ranges Expedition - Outdoor Adventure In The Pilbara, Western Australia
		Our "Taste the Pilbara" Expedition is an 8 day journey through the remote, pristine environments of Karijini National Park and the stunning Chichester Ranges in the Central Pilbara region of Western Australia.
		You should be prepared for the contingencies of backpacking in one of the most remote areas in Western Australia.
		Backpack weight can be kept to less than 12 kilograms for the trek and we may split into two groups from time to time to ensure walkers can go at their own pace.
	www.environmentalencounters.com.au /pilbara.html (452 words)

	Visit Karratha WA. A guide to Karratha in the Pilbara region of North West Western Australia including Chichester ...
		A guide to Karratha in the Pilbara region of North West Western Australia including Chichester national park the Jaburara heritage trail.
		Karratha in the Pilbara region of North West Western Australia
		For more information on travelling to Karratha and the North West region visit Western Australia Tourism's website or alternatively the regional tourism website of the Pilbara offer very useful information.
	www.breakloose.com.au /html/adventure_articles/regional/wa/northwest/karratha.php (449 words)

	Pilbara and Ningaloo Reef
		Australia's Ningaloo Plibara regions are a dramatic contract of experiences.
		Ningaloo Plibara icons such as Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, Coral Bay, Carnarvon, Cape Range National Park, Pilbara, Karijini National Park, Hamersley Ranges, Karratha, Port Hedland, Tom Price and Newman make Australia's North West a.
		DISCOVER WEST HOLIDAYS Head Office: 19 Olive St, PO Box 8073, Subiaco, Perth WA 6008, Western Australia.
	www.discoverwest.com.au /pilbara.html (79 words)

	KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK
		Karijini National Park is situated in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and hosts the fantastic Hamersley Range and its stunning rocky contours.
		PLEASE NOTE: The Western Australia travel destinations outlined above are only a small selection from the tens of thousands of Australian travel information pages available on Australian Explorer.
		A comprehensive list of destinations for Western Australia Holidays can be found on the main Western Australia Holidays location guide.
	www.australianexplorer.com /karijini_national_park.htm (445 words)

	SPACE.com -- Walking into the Past
		Walking with the dinosaurs seems like a step into deep time — but the fossil mounds of the Pilbara region of Western Australia known as stromatolites are actually 58 times older.
		It turns out Abby was putting the finishing touches to her hypothesis during the Australian Centre for Astrobiology’s international workshop and field trip to the Pilbara in which she participated.
		The stromatolites were first described three decades ago and since then the Geological Survey of Western Australia has undertaken mapping of the area and other researchers have worked towards understanding whether the ancient mounds were made by life or by some physical or chemical processes.
	www.space.com /searchforlife/seti_oliver_060615.html (887 words)

	FISHING Port Hedland. Fishing Port Hedland in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Fishing for Barramundi, ...
		Fishing Port Hedland in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.
		I've put his pics in a special gallery for Kakadu that are on the 'Fishing in Australia' home page...
		Port Hedland lays 1761km from Perth, Western Australia via the North West Coastal Highway or 1600km via the Great Northern Highway.
	www.sportfishworld.com /Australia/PortHedland/index.php (377 words)

	Karratha Christian Fellowship - Pilbara Churches
		North-West Christian Fellowship is situated in the town of Karratha north western
		Australia, our town has a population of approximately 20,000 souls.
		in Karratha and the surrounding Pilbara region of Western Australia.
	www.christian-pilbara.org.au (101 words)

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