Cossack

Cossack, known as Bajinhurrba in Ngarluma language, and formerly known as Tien Tsin, is a historic ghost town located 1,480 km north of Perth and 15 km from Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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Type: Hamlet with 5 residents
Description: ghost town in Western Australia
Also known as: “Cossack, Western Australia”, “Cossack, Western Australia, Australia”, and “Tein Tsin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cossack Museum and Customs House and Bond Store.

Cossack Museum

Historic building

Photo: Iwelam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cossack Museum is a historic building.

Customs House and Bond Store

Historic building

Photo: Iwelam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Customs House and Bond Store is a historic building.

Galbraith’s Store

Historic building

Photo: Iwelam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Galbraith’s Store is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wickham and Point Samson.

Wickham

Town

Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wickham is a town located 1,572 km north of Perth and 13 km north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In 2016 Wickham had a population of 2,295 people. Aboriginal people made up 17.2% of the population, five times the state average. Wickham is situated 5 km west of Cossack.

Point Samson

Village

Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point Samson is a small coastal settlement 1,579 kilometres north of Perth and 18 kilometres north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Point Samson is situated 5 km north of Cossack.

Cossack

Categories: ghost town, locality, and heritage site
Location: Karratha, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-20.67838° or 20° 40′ 42″ south

Longitude

117.1886° or 117° 11′ 19″ east

Population

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

5PFV85CQ+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 308858717

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2073612

Wikidata ID

Q3695229

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Low German—“Cossack” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Cossack, Western Australia”
Dutch: “Cossack”
Egyptian Arabic: “كوزاك”
French: “Cossack”
German: “Cossack”
Italian: “Cossack”
Low German: “Cossack”

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