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Mount Whaleback - WA

Mount Whaleback

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -23.36245 119.68856

DMS: 23º 21' 44.82" S 119º 41' 18.82" E

UTM: 50 K 7413798mN 774856mE

Altitude: 629.29m

Address & Contact

Newman WA

Phone: (08) 9175 2888

Email: newmanvc@bigpond.com

Web: https://newman.org.au/discover-newman/bhp-billiton-mt-whaleback-mine-tours

Information

The Mount Whaleback mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 6 kilometres west of Newman. The mine is majority-owned and operated by BHP, and is one of five iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara.Mt Whaleback Mine Tours can be booked at the Newman Visitor Centre. There is a charge to do the tour ($44.00)

PlaceID	57601

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East Pilbara Diversion

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Newman Airport at 17/12:30pm WST

Distance from Mount Whaleback 12.78km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
38.9°C	35.0°C	16%	8.5°C	1009.5hPa	0.0mm	NW	19km/hr 10knots	37km/hr 20knots

Closest Climatic Station

Newman Aero

Distance from Mount Whaleback 12.78km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	39.4	36.9	34.7	31.7	27.2	23.1	23.0	26.0	30.3	34.8	37.3	38.9
Mean Min. °C	24.9	23.9	21.4	17.3	11.6	6.8	6.1	7.7	11.9	17.4	20.8	23.8
Mean Rain mm	62.7	76.3	40.1	19.4	17.1	15.2	14.9	7.5	4.4	5.6	12.3	38.0