Kookynie
Kookynie is a town in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. The name of the town is believed to be an Aboriginal word that means "waterhole" or "spring".Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tampa and Niagara.
Tampa
Locality
Tampa is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia. It is found between Kookynie and Leonora. In the late 1890s gold was discovered in the area and by 1896 the government succumbed to demands to survey lots for a townsite. Tampa is situated 5 km north of Kookynie.
Niagara
Locality
Niagara is an abandoned town located in the Goldfields-Esperance region in Western Australia, between Kalgoorlie and Leonora, 12 kilometres southwest of Kookynie. Niagara is situated 7 km southwest of Kookynie.
Kookynie
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Shire of Menzies, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-29.3369° or 29° 20′ 13″ south
Longitude
121.49237° or 121° 29′ 33″ east
Population
99
Elevation
424 metres (1,391 feet)
Open location code
5Q23MF7R+6W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Kookynie” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Kookynie”
- Dutch: “Kookynie”
- French: “Kookynie”
- Urdu: “کوکینی، مغربی آسٹریلیا”
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