Location of Carnarvon in Western Australia (red) Carnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean. The popular Shark Bay world heritage area lies to the south of the town. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 199 KB) Summary Photo taken (26th July 2003) and supplied by Nachoman-au. ...
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Image File history File links Size of this preview: 438 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 1367 pixel, file size: 70 KB, MIME type: image/png) Shows location of w: Carnarvon, Western Australia marked in red in the Australian state of w:Western Australia. ...
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The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
At 760km, the Gascoyne River is the longest river in Western Australia. ...
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History
The town was founded in 1883, initially as a port and supply centre for the surrounding region, and is the administrative centre for the Carnarvon Shire. 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Population The population of Carnarvon is 6340 (ABS estimate 2004). Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Climate Carnarvon has a moderate, tropical climate. Most rainfall occurs in the cyclone season and Carnarvon is rarely directly affected by any tropical cyclones. The second half of the year is normally very dry. Mean maximum and minimum temperatures at Carnarvon range from 33C and 23C respectively in February to 22C and 11C in July.
Main industries Main industries of the area have included Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 736 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1552 × 1264 pixel, file size: 439 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by Terence Kierans circa 1969 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 736 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1552 × 1264 pixel, file size: 439 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by Terence Kierans circa 1969 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the...
Carnarvon NASA tracking station. ...
- wool
- agriculture, particularly bananas and tomatoes
- more recently, tourism.
During the 1960s, NASA set up a tracking station nearby to support the Gemini and Apollo space program. The tracking station was closed in the mid 1970s. Only the foundations of what was an historical site remain. Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, alpacas, llamas and rabbits may also...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
This article is about the American space agency. ...
Carnarvon NASA tracking station. ...
Project Apollo was a series of human spaceflight missions undertaken by the United States of America (NASA) using the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn launch vehicle, conducted during the years 1961 – 1975. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Radio Australia had a shortwave relay station (built during the 1970s) that used to relay programming to Europe, South Asia and South East Asia. ABC Radio Australia is the international shortwave radio service operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australias public broadcaster. ...
Education There are 5 schools in the town, 3 Government run and 2 Independent. These Schools are: St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School, Carnarvon Senior High School, East Carnarvon Primary School, Carnarvon Primary School, Carnarvon Christian School and Carnarvon School of the Air. St Marys Star of the Sea Catholic School Is Siutated in the Western Australian costal town of Carnarvon. ...
Korean Star On 20 May 1988 the bulk carrier Korean Star ran aground in bad weather near Cape Cuvier, within the port limits of Carnarvon. Around 600 tonnes of fuel oil were spilled into the ocean. Damage was limited to 10km of remote beaches and coastline. The ship was not salvaged and left grounded, however very little of the wreck remains to be seen. May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (141st in leap years). ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bulk carrier Berge Athene, a 225,000 DWT vessel. ...
External links - Shire of Carnarvon
- Australian Places - Carnarvon
Coordinates: 24°53′S, 113°40′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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