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Touring Weipa in Australia
Weipa in the region of Queensland with its 2,830 citizens is a city located in Australia - some 1,630 mi or ( 2623 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Time in Weipa is now 05:50 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: and Daru. Being here already, consider visiting Daru . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Weipa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Girls' dances from Mer
Girls from Mer (Murray Island) in the Eastern Torres Strait Islands sing in the Meriam Mìr language and perform dances from their island. Students from Djarragun College, they performed at the Weipa F ..
Boigu Island Paddle Dance
Boys from Boigu Island in the Top Western Torres Strait Islands, students from Djarragun College, perform the Paddle Dance, accompanied by drumming and singing in the local Kalaw Kawaw Ya language at ..
The Maumatang War Dance from Boigu
Four boys from Boigu Island in the Top Western Torres Strait Islands, students from Djarragun College, perform the "Maumatang" warrior dance, armed with bows and arrows, at the Weipa Fest, the Cultura ..
Weipa_Fest_2010
Weipa is a mining town on the west coast of Cape York, Australia. Malaruch Algnith are the clan traditional owners of the country of Weipa, and auspiced this festival. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Weipa, Queensland
Weipa is the largest town on the Gulf of Carpentaria coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Weipa had a population of 2,830; the largest community on Cape York Peninsula. It exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. The Port of Weipa is mainly involved in exports of bauxite. Over the last decade or so there have been occasional shipments of live cattle from the port.
Located at -12.63 141.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Napranum, Queensland
Napranum is a small community on the Cape York Peninsula in remote Far North Queensland. Formerly known as Weipa South, Napranum was established in 1898 by Moravian missionaries on behalf of the Presbyterian church. Napranum is now governed by a local Aboriginal council. At the 2006 census, Napranum had a population of 830.
Located at -12.68 141.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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