Burrup Peninsula

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Burrup Peninsula is a coastal area in Western Australia’s Pilbara region known for its extensive ancient Aboriginal rock art and major industrial gas and mining facilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal area ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
accessBy road from Karratha ⓘ
averageRainfallPattern summer-dominant rainfall ⓘ
averageSummerCondition very hot temperatures ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
tropical semi-arid ⓘ
coastType rugged coastline with inlets and bays ⓘ
contains Murujuga National Park ⓘ
engraved rock platforms ⓘ
petroglyphs depicting extinct fauna ⓘ
stone arrangements ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
culturalSignificance continuous Aboriginal occupation over millennia ⓘ
sacred site for local Aboriginal groups ⓘ
environmentalIssue air pollution from heavy industry ⓘ
industrial impact on rock art ⓘ
geology rocky outcrops and ridges ⓘ
governedBy Government of Western Australia ⓘ
hasAboriginalName Murujuga ⓘ
hasConservationArea Murujuga National Park ⓘ
heritageSignificance one of the world’s largest collections of rock art ⓘ
heritageStatus National Heritage List (Australia) ⓘ
hostsFacility LNG export terminals ⓘ
Woodside-operated gas processing plants ⓘ
fertiliser and chemicals plants ⓘ
knownFor extensive Aboriginal rock art ⓘ
major gas processing facilities ⓘ
mining and industrial development ⓘ
petroglyphs ⓘ
localGovernmentArea City of Karratha ⓘ
locatedIn north-western Western Australia ⓘ
locatedOn Indian Ocean ⓘ
majorIndustry iron ore export infrastructure ⓘ
liquefied natural gas export ⓘ
natural gas processing ⓘ
nearestTown Karratha ⓘ
partOf Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape ⓘ
region Pilbara ⓘ
linked to: Pilbara region
rockArtAge up to tens of thousands of years old ⓘ
state Western Australia ⓘ
subjectOf environmental impact assessments ⓘ
heritage protection campaigns ⓘ
traditionalOwners Mardudhunera people ⓘ
Ngarluma people ⓘ
Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people ⓘ
Yaburara people ⓘ
linked to: Yamaji people

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pilbara region → contains → Burrup Peninsula ⓘ
Dampier Archipelago → partOf → Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago cultural landscape ⓘ
linked to: Burrup Peninsula
Dampier Archipelago → near → Burrup Peninsula ⓘ
City of Karratha → contains → Burrup Peninsula ⓘ
Murujuga National Park → contains → Burrup Peninsula ⓘ
Enderby Island → locatedNear → Burrup Peninsula ⓘ