 Satellite image of Finucane Island | |
 Location of Finucane Island in Western Australia | |
  Finucane Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°18′16″S 118°33′04″E / 20.30444°S 118.55111°E |
| Administration | |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | Town of Port Hedland |
Finucane Island is located adjacent to Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[1][2][3] It is within the area that is governed by the Port Hedland Port Authority,[4] and the location of the loading of the first shipments of iron ore from the region, and the port.
The work on the port commenced in February 1965.[5]
Iron ore was first delivered to Finucane Island from Goldsworthy on 1 December 1965.
24,900 tonnes of ore was delivered to the Harvey S. Mudd on 26 June 1966.[6]
- ^ Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
- ^ "Place names of Australia". Geoscience Australia. 2004.
- ^ page 103,in Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion; Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion (2008), Where on the coast is that?, Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-452-2
- ^ "Western Australia. Port Hedland Port Authority", Trove, 2009, retrieved 18 October 2024
- ^ Philip Schubert (2011), Finucane Island wharf under construction circa 1964, retrieved 18 October 2024
- ^ James, H.; Australian News and Information Bureau. (1966), "1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm.", Harvey S Mudd, a 30,000 ton bulk carrier at port of Finucane Island, near Port Hedland, Western Australia, May 1966, Australian Information Service collection., nla.obj-137719610, retrieved 18 October 2024 – via Trove