Port Hedland | Western Australia
Renowned for handling Australia's largest amount of iron ore for export and for its mammoth salt exports, Port Hedland sits in a mangrove-lined inlet discovered in 1863 by Capt Peter Hedland. Main AttractionsTours of the bustling port area and the Nelson Point iron ore site depart from the tourist centre. A 26m-high Observation Tower behind the centre provides an excellent vantage of the port, town and shipping traffic. Relics of old manganese mines and BHP railway locomotives are some of the memorabilia on display at Don Rhodes Mining Museum on Wilson St. In Sutherland St is the Pioneer and Pearlers Cemetery where Japanese and Chinese nationals are buried. Aboriginal petroglyphs carved into a limestone ridge can be viewed with permission from Aboriginal Affairs and visitors are welcome at the Royal Flying Doctor Service and School of the Air. Whale-watching and flatback turtle nesting ecotours operate seasonally. |
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Most popular photosNearby attractionsVisible from Cooke Point March-Oct, the rising full moon creates an illusory reflection descriptively known as 'Stairway to the Moon'. Pretty Pool, a nearby tidal pool, is a safe swim-ming and fishing spot, though beware of stonefish. Stockpiled conical dunes of salt produced by solar evaporation can be seen 8km SE at Cargill Salt. latest stories
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Whats close? (direct line)accommodation3.2 km Hospitality Inn Port Hedland3.6 km All Seasons Port Hedland 6.7 km Cooke Point Holiday Park - Aspen Parks 128.3 km Karijini Eco Retreat 154.6 km Samson Hideaway 154.8 km Amani Cottage attractions0.1 km Town Observation Tower0.1 km Dalgety House Museum 3.0 km Don Rhodes Mining Museum 3.2 km Tidal Flats 3.8 km Koombana Lookout 7.1 km Pretty Pool 79.7 km Coppin Gap 112.6 km Poonda Pool 113.1 km Oxer Lookout 114.9 km Dales Gorge and Circular Pool 115.1 km Fortescue Falls 120.0 km Karijini National Park 121.9 km Hamersley Gorge 125.7 km Gorge Rim Walk, Dales Gorge 131.0 km Mount Bruce 134.3 km Cape Keraudren Nature Reserve 134.7 km Chinamans Pool and Picnic Area 134.7 km Marble Bar Pool 'A' Class Reserve 137.0 km Comet Gold Mine and Tourist Centre 137.6 km Doolena Gorge 141.0 km Mount Herbert 141.3 km Mount Meharry 141.8 km Camel Trail, Millstream-Chichester National Park 144.2 km Millstream Chichester National Park 145.4 km Mount Sheila 150.6 km Python Pool 152.3 km Muzzys Hardware 153.9 km World War II RAAF Base events0.1 km 'I took the time to look': perspectives of the Pilbarra and From Somewhere Elseinformation0.2 km Port Hedland Visitor Centre152.3 km Tom Price Visitor Centre hire6.7 km Budget 4WD Rentals Port Hedlandtours152.8 km Lestok Tours154.5 km Point Samson/Cossack Tours & Cruises Pty Ltd Local WeatherTourist info
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