Marble Bar, Western Australia

Marble Bar
Western Australia
Marble Bar in 1898
Marble Bar is located in Western Australia
Marble Bar
Marble Bar
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Coordinates21°10′12″S 119°44′49″E / 21.17000°S 119.74694°E / -21.17000; 119.74694
Population927 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1893
Postcode(s)6760
Elevation178 m (584 ft)
Area35,032.9 km2 (13,526.3 sq mi)
Location
  • 1,476 km (917 mi) north east of Perth
  • 152 km (94 mi) south east of Port Hedland
  • 242 km (150 mi) north of Newman
LGA(s)Shire of East Pilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
35.3 °C
96 °F
19.9 °C
68 °F
361.7 mm
14.2 in

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.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marble Bar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Hottest places by maximum mean temperature in Australia". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2018.