Point Samson, Western Australia (original) (raw)
Point Samson is a small coastal settlement 1,579 km north of Perth and 18 km north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The town is a popular holiday location for the nearby mining towns, including Wickham, Karratha and Dampier. Fishing is the main industry. From 1938 to 1966 blue asbestos or crocidolite was carried here by rail from Wittenoom for shiploading by Australian Blue Asbestos Pty. Ltd. The townsite was investigated for further development in the 1980s. The population of Point Samson was 231 at the 2016 census, down from 298 in 2011 and 274 in 2006.
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| rdfs:comment | Point Samson is a small coastal settlement 1,579 km north of Perth and 18 km north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The town is a popular holiday location for the nearby mining towns, including Wickham, Karratha and Dampier. Fishing is the main industry. From 1938 to 1966 blue asbestos or crocidolite was carried here by rail from Wittenoom for shiploading by Australian Blue Asbestos Pty. Ltd. The townsite was investigated for further development in the 1980s. The population of Point Samson was 231 at the 2016 census, down from 298 in 2011 and 274 in 2006. (en) Point Samson is een klein kustplaatsje in de regio Pilbara in West-Australië. Het ligt 1.579 kilometer ten noordnoordoosten van Perth, 212 kilometer ten westen van Port Hedland en 38 kilometer ten oosten van Karratha. In 2021 telde Point Samson 249 inwoners tegenover 274 in 2006. (nl) Point Samson – miasto w Australii, w stanie Australia Zachodnia, nad Oceanem Indyjskim. (pl) Point Samson är en ort i Australien. Den ligger i kommunen Karratha City och delstaten Western Australia, omkring 1 300 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Trakten är glest befolkad. Närmaste större samhälle är Roebourne, omkring 16 kilometer söder om Point Samson. Stäppklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 450 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är januari, med i genomsnitt 180 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. (sv) |
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