Kookynie
Kookynie is a town located 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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ southLongitude
121.49237° or 121° 29′ 33″ eastPopulation
42Elevation
424 metres (1,391 feet)Open location code
5Q23MF7R+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5107028273OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2068287Wikidata ID
Q6430562
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to French—“Kookynie” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Kookynie”
- Dutch: “Kookynie”
- French: “Kookynie”
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