| Marble Bar Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Marble Bar in 1898 | |||||||||
  Marble Bar | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 21°10′12″S 119°44′49″E / 21.17000°S 119.74694°E | ||||||||
| Population | 927 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6760 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) | ||||||||
| Area | 35,032.9 km2 (13,526.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Pilbara | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pilbara | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Marble Bar is a town and rock formation in the Pilbara region of north-western Western Australia. It was the social centre of European settlers in the Pilbara region during the early 1900s, predating the construction of other towns now established.
The town is additionally noted for its extremely hot climate, having a mean maximum temperature second in Australia only to Wyndham.[2]
It has also been noted for some palaeontological findings in its surroundings. Fossilised stromatolites found nearby (one of the earliest forms of life on Earth) have been dated to the Paleoarchean era approximately 3.5 billion years ago.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marble Bar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Hottest places by maximum mean temperature in Australia". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
