The western australian government wants to develop chemical industry on the burrup. This seems however to escape the west australian government. The burrup peninsula came into worldwide focus in 2003 when the world monuments fund listed the burrup on the top 100 most endangered heritage places on the planet as the only australian site.
The burrup peninsula is located on the north western coast of western australia on the dampier archipelago. The burrup peninsula approximately 27km long and 5km wide was originally an island that formed part of this grouping until it was joined to the mainland in the mid 1960s by a rail and road causeway built by industry. This ancient outdoor art gallery is decorated with more than 20000 aboriginal engravings dating back over 40000 years making it one of the best places in australia to see ancient indigenous art.
The burrup peninsula is one of the richest sites in the world for prehistoric rock engravings. In response the western australian. On 25 september 2003 following a request by the international federation of rock art organisations ifrao the world monuments fund wmf listed the dampier rock art precinct among its 100 most endangered sites.
Information and links regarding the dampier rock art burrup peninsula western australia. The petroglyphs are near industrial complexes including the dampier salt stockpiles in the background. An engraving of a sea turtle on the burrup peninsula western australia.
Use our dampier online trip itinerary maker to arrange your visit to burrup peninsula and other attractions in dampier. Burrup peninsula is located in western australia. 4 4 197 of 232 in nature in western australia.
Burrup peninsula western australia. The federal government on friday lodged a submission for the murujuga cultural landscape on western australia s burrup peninsula to be included on australia s world heritage tentative list. Murujuga usually known as the burrup peninsula is an island in the dampier archipelago in the pilbara region of western australia containing the town of dampier originally named dampier island after the english navigator william dampier it lies 3 km off the pilbara coast in 1963 the island became an artificial peninsula when it was connected to the mainland by a causeway for a road and.
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Burrup peninsula western australia. We did a day up and down the burrup peninsula just checking out the scenery which there is lots of. A lot of business and industry out there so a fair amount you can just drive past but some nice beaches harbours and some private roads they will let you know pretty quick that. Burrup peninsula western australia.
Burrup peninsula western australia. A lot of business and industry out there so a fair amount you can just drive past but some nice beaches harbours and some private roads they will let you know pretty quick that. We did a day up and down the burrup peninsula just checking out the scenery which there is lots of.
