Hamersley Range

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The Hamersley Range is a rugged mountain range in Western Australia's remote northwest, renowned for its rich iron ore deposits and dramatic gorges within Karijini National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
administrativeRegion Shire of Ashburton
Shire of East Pilbara
approximateLength about 460 kilometres
climate semi-arid to arid
contains Karijini National Park
Mount Bruce
Mount Nameless
deep gorges
gorges of Karijini National Park
large hematite deposits
large magnetite deposits
rock pools
waterfalls
country Australia
economicImportance major iron ore mining area
fauna reptile species adapted to rocky habitats
rock wallabies
geologicalAge Precambrian
geologicalComposition banded iron formations
highestPoint Mount Meharry
highestPointCountryRank highest peak in Western Australia
highestPointElevation approximately 1249 metres
knownFor dramatic gorges
rich iron ore deposits
rugged terrain
locatedIn Western Australia
locatedInPartOf northwest Western Australia
locatedInRegion Pilbara region
majorIndustry iron ore mining
nearbyPort Dampier
Port Hedland
nearbyTown Newman
Paraburdoo
Tom Price
orientation generally east–west
partOf Yilgarn Craton and Pilbara Craton region
protectedAreaWithin Karijini National Park
Millstream Chichester National Park (eastern margins influence region)
railInfrastructure iron ore railways to coastal ports
tourismAttraction canyoning in gorges
hiking
scenic lookouts
traditionalOwners Banjima people
Kurrama people
Yindjibarndi people
other Aboriginal groups of the Pilbara
vegetation eucalypt woodlands
spinifex grasslands

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Pilbara region contains Hamersley Range
Tom Price hasNearbyAttraction Hamersley Range
Tom Price resourceBasin Hamersley iron ore province
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Chichester Range near Hamersley Range
Pilbara Craton overlainBy Hamersley Basin
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Karijini National Park hasFeature Hamersley Range
Karijini National Park locatedOn Hamersley Range plateau
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Banjima people traditionalTerritory Hamersley Range area
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Banjima people associatedPlace Hamersley Iron Province
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Yindjibarndi people traditionalTerritory Hamersley Range area
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Fortescue River sourceLocation Hamersley Range
Mount Tom Price mine locatedOn Hamersley Range
Mount Nameless (Jarndunmunha) partOf Hamersley Range
Mount Nameless (Jarndunmunha) hasViewOf Hamersley Range
Mount Meharry locatedIn Hamersley Range
Mount Meharry partOf Hamersley Range
Mount Meharry mountainRange Hamersley Range
Mount Meharry geologyRegion Hamersley Range iron-rich formations
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Mount Bruce isPartOf Hamersley Range
Mount Nameless isPartOf Hamersley Range
Turee Creek Group partOf Hamersley Basin
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Kurrama people traditionalTerritory Hamersley Range
Kurrama people nativeTo Hamersley Range
Kurrama people hasCulturalConnectionTo Hamersley Range
Dales Gorge partOf Hamersley Range
Weano Gorge partOf Hamersley Range
Joffre Gorge partOf Hamersley Range
Fern Pool locatedIn Hamersley Range
Circular Pool locatedWithin Hamersley Range
Oxers Lookout locatedIn Hamersley Range
Fortescue Falls locatedIn Hamersley Range
Mount Whaleback partOf Hamersley Range iron ore province
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Hamersley Group partOf Hamersley Basin
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Hamersley Group namedAfter Hamersley Range
Hamersley Group hostedIn Hamersley Range