Cookes Pillar

Cookes Pillar is a hill in , . Cookes Pillar is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broome International Airport and Broome Regional Prison.

Aerodrome
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0.
is a regional airport located 0.4 nautical miles west of the GPO, . is the regional hub of the northwestern part of Western Australia.

Prison
is an Australian prison in . It is one of two prisons in Western Australia's region. In 2012 it was announced that the prison would be closed in 2015 following the opening of the in , but this plan was shelved in 2015.

School
is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in , a regional centre in the region, 2,240 kilometres north east of , Western Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djugun and Broome.

Suburb
is a northern suburb of within the local government area of the . The name relates to the language of the local or Jukun Aboriginal people.

Photo: Binarysequence, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest town in the region of , with 14,660 residents in 2021. Established through the pearling industry of the late 19th century, it became a beach resort in the 1980s.

Suburb
is a northern suburb of within the local government area of the . Its population has increased from 231 at the 2006 Census to 1,354 at the 2016 census. is situated 3½ km northwest of Cookes Pillar.

Cookes Pillar

Latitude
-17.95° or 17° 57′ south
Longitude
122.25° or 122° 15′ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
5QJ427X2+X2
Geo­Names ID
2073950
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Satellite Map

Discover Cookes Pillar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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