Dampier, Western Australia

Dampier is a town in the northwest of the state of Western Australia in Australia with a major seaport. The port is part of the Dampier Archipelago, which includes the Burrup Peninsula ( Murujuga ). In the port of Dampier, which is located in the North West Shelf, an area of large oil and gas reserves, petrochemical, salt, iron ore and natural gas is turned over for export.

History

Aboriginal people from the tribe of Yaburara and Ngarluma lived in the area of the town date back thousands of years. The city got its name from the nearby Dampier Archipelago, named after William Dampier, a British pirates and explorers. Dampier sailed here in 1699 and named one of the islands Rosemary Iceland.

Dampier was built in 1965. It served as a port of embarkation for iron ore, which was from Tom Price and Paraburdoo transported by train. Since 1968 Dampier because of geographical characteristics could not be further increased, the new city was founded in Karratha, which is connected to Dampier by the Dampier Highway.

Others

The area is home to probably the world's largest collection of petroglyphs.