Burrup Peninsula

The Burrup Peninsula, previously known as Dampier Island, is a former island of the that is now connected to the mainland via a causeway.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: Burrup Peninsula on the Pilbara coastline of Western Australia
  • Also known as: Dampier Island” and “Murujuga

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murujuga National Park.

is a national park in the region of . It's home to more than one million images on rock, making it the largest collection of Aboriginal rock art in Australia as well as the world's densest – some of them dating back 47,000 years.

Burrup Peninsula

Latitude
-20.55833° or 20° 33′ 30″ south
Longitude
116.83333° or 116° 50′ east
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
5PFRCRRM+M8
Geo­Names ID
2078540
Wiki­data ID
Q269163
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Satellite Map

Discover Burrup Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Burrup Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Murujuga
  • Cebuano: Burrup Peninsula
  • Dutch: Murujuga
  • French: Murujuga
  • German: Murujuga
  • Hebrew: מורוג’וגה
  • Indonesian: Murujuga
  • Indonesian: Semenanjung Murujuga
  • Japanese: ムルジュガ
  • Polish: Półwysep Murujuga
  • Portuguese: Murujuga
  • Spanish: Murujuga
  • Swedish: Burrup Peninsula
  • Ukrainian: Муруджуга

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Burrup and Hearson.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Burrup and Conzinc Bay.

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Burrup Peninsula”. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.