Australia
Western Australia
Karratha

Whim Creek

Whim Creek is a small town in the region of . Originally a post office known as "Whim Well", Whim Creek is on the North West Coastal Highway midway between and .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 92 residents
  • Description: town in Pilbara region of Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Whim Creek, Western Australia” and “Whim Creek, Western Australia, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whim Creek copper mine.

Photo: Rolinator, Public domain.
The is a copper oxide mine, located in the City of Karratha in the region of . In 2019, the mine was found to have caused pollution of the with heavy metals. is situated 3 km south of Whim Creek.

Whim Creek

Latitude
-20.83998° or 20° 50′ 24″ south
Longitude
117.83553° or 117° 50′ 8″ east
Population
92
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
5PFV5R6P+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3401661325
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2058549
Wiki­data ID
Q7993653
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Satellite Map

Discover Whim Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Japanese—“Whim Creek” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Whim Creek”
  • Dutch: “Whim Creek”
  • French: “Whim Creek”
  • Japanese: “ウィムクリーク”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whim Creek and Mount Brown.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Whim Creek”. Photo: Rolinator, CC BY-SA 3.0.