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Shay Gap - WA

Shay Gap

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Position

DEG: -20.492369 120.168535

DMS: 20º 29' 32.53" S 120º 10' 6.72" E

UTM: 51 K 7731475mN 204654mE

Altitude: 172m

Place Type

Infrastructure - No Public Entry

Location

86.73kms NorthEast of Marble Bar
163.57kms East of Port Hedland
262.37kms SouthWest of Bidyadanga Community
499.18kms SouthWest of Looma

Address & Contact

Marble Bar WA

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

This area now closed with asbestos warning and road block at this point. This is site of the former Shay Gap mine, established by Mount Goldsworthy Mining Company, now closed and disassembled. Observe all warnings and road blocks. The mine ceased operating in December 1993.

PlaceID	57613

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East Pilbara Diversion

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Marble Bar at 13/10:00pm WST

Distance from Shay Gap 87.5km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
31.6°C	34.0°C	44%	17.9°C	1004.8hPa	0.0mm	WSW	2km/hr 1knots	6km/hr 3knots

Closest Climatic Station

Pardoo Station

Distance from Shay Gap 74.66km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.4	35.6	36.1	35.4	31.6	28.3	27.9	30.1	32.8	35.6	36.6	36.4
Mean Min. °C	25.9	25.7	24.4	21.6	17.1	14.6	12.9	13.5	16.0	19.5	22.1	24.8
Mean Rain mm	63.5	80.4	64.1	19.0	24.6	27.2	9.7	4.8	2.8	0.8	3.3	23.5