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Town in Queensland, Australia
Weipa (/wiːpə/) is a coastal mining town in the local government area of Weipa Town in Queensland. It is one of the largest towns on the Cape York Peninsula
Weipa
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
Weipa Town is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. It covers the town of Weipa on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula
Weipa_Town
Species of pseudoscorpion
Garypus weipa is a species of pseudoscorpion in the Garypidae family. It was described in 2020 by Australian arachnologist Mark Harvey. The specific epithet
Garypus_weipa
Bauxite mine in Queensland, Australia
The Weipa bauxite mine is a bauxite mine at Weipa on the western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. A geologist named Harry Evans
Weipa_bauxite_mine
Airport in Queensland, Australia
Weipa Airport (IATA: WEI, ICAO: YBWP) is an airport in Weipa, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the
Weipa_Airport
The Weipa Dispute was a six-week-long strike and industrial dispute at the Weipa mine in Australia, from 13 October to 30 November 1995. Comalco, also
Weipa_Dispute
Species of short-tailed whip-scorpion
Bamazomus weipa is a species of schizomid arachnid (commonly known as a short-tailed whip-scorpion) in the Hubbardiidae family. It is endemic to Australia
Bamazomus_weipa
Spaceport complex
sovereign launch capability." The planned locations are: Weipa, 43 kilometres east of the town of Weipa, close to RAAF Scherger. Utingu, on 88 hectares in Punsand
Space_Centre_Australia
Suburb of Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia
GPX (secondary coordinates) Rocky Point is a residential locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rocky Point had a population
Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town)
Rocky_Point,_Queensland_(Weipa_Town)
Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia
1606, Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon landed near the site of what is now Weipa, on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula. This was the first recorded
Cape_York_Peninsula
Extraction of Bauxite in Australia
aluminium. Australia is known for its high-grade ore, especially in the Weipa and Gove deposits. The quality of bauxite ore is determined by its available
Bauxite_mining_in_Australia
Certificate No. CASA.TAAOC.0711, TOWNSVILLE AIRLINES PTY LTD, EAST AIR; WEIPA AIR. Retrieved 23 May 2021 "Great Southern Air". Great Southern Air. Retrieved
List_of_airlines_of_Australia
Suburb of Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia
Weipa Airport is a rural locality in Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Weipa Airport had "no people or a very low population". The
Weipa_Airport,_Queensland
Species of snake
from the University of Queensland in 2018. Specimens found only in the Weipa area, Cape York, QLD. Found in Eucalyptus forests and dry woodlands. Internasals
Bandy-bandy
Town in Queensland, Australia
York Peninsula in remote Far North Queensland, adjacent to the town of Weipa and approximately 600 kilometres (370 mi) north west of Cairns, although
Napranum,_Queensland
Species of snake
The Weipa bandy bandy (Vermicella parscauda) is a species of snake in the family Elapidae, described in 2018. It is endemic to Australia. The species
Vermicella_parscauda
Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty Ltd to develop bauxite deposits at Weipa, in Queensland. In 1957, it entered into a partnership with British Aluminium
Rio_Tinto_Aluminium
Television station in Queensland
Charleville, Coober Pedy, Cooktown, Katherine, Longreach, Mount Isa, Roma and Weipa, as well as others. A digital satellite transmission of Seven Central's
QQQ
secured land for main site facilities for space launch, located 43km east of Weipa, close to RAAF Scherger in 2023. Final approvals may come under Mokwiri
List_of_rocket_launch_sites
Road in Queensland, Australia
Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) runs 571 km (355 mi) from Lakeland to Weipa, in the Australian state of Queensland. It is the main road transport link
Peninsula_Developmental_Road
Region in Queensland, Australia
Torres Strait Islands (not autonomous), Torres Strait Islands (autonomous), Weipa, Wujal Wujal, and Yarrabah. The main population and administrative centre
Far_North_Queensland
Australian weightlifter (born 1993)
she was 12, the family moved to Weipa after the sugarcane mill closed. She studied at Western Cape College in Weipa, and then boarded at the Townsville
Tia-Clair_Toomey
Suburb of Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia
Evans Landing is a rural locality in the Weipa Town, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Evans Landing had a population of 56 people. Albatross
Evans_Landing,_Queensland
Topics referred to by the same term
user-perceived performance of a computer running Microsoft Windows Weipa Airport (IATA code: WEI), Weipa, Queensland, Australia Wei Empire, a fictional state and
Wei
Old dump for domestic waste
into masses that storms deposit above high-water mark. Shell mounds near Weipa in far north Queensland that are mostly less than 2 metres (6.6 ft) high
Midden
Ghost ship
ghost ship of unknown origin that was spotted drifting 180km south-west of Weipa, Queensland in the Gulf of Carpentaria by an Australian Coastwatch aeroplane
Jian_Seng
Species of bird
phasianella) is a dove in the genus Macropygia found in Australia from Weipa and Aurukun in the north to Bega in the south, and most inland at Atherton
Brown_cuckoo-dove
New Zealand geologist (1912–1990)
exploration geologist and discoverer of the immense bauxite deposits near Weipa, on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia
Harry_Evans_(geologist)
Australian airline
fly-out. These include: Adelaide to Olympic Dam Brisbane to Weipa Brisbane to Moranbah Cairns to Weipa Cairns to Groote Eylandt Perth to Kalgoorlie Alliance
Alliance_Airlines
National park in Australia
kilometres (1,210 mi) northwest of Brisbane and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Weipa in the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Within the National Park is the
Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park
Kutini-Payamu_(Iron_Range)_National_Park
Suburb of Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
Developmental Road passes through the locality in a NW-SE direction connecting Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria to Lakeland. There are two major road junctions
Archer_River,_Queensland
State of Australia
1606, Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon landed near the site of what is now Weipa, on the western shore of Cape York. This was the first recorded landing
Queensland
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
a dialect of Thaynakwith, a language spoken on Western Cape York in the Weipa area taking in Albatross Bay and Mission River. The traditional language
Alngith_dialect
Regional airline of Australia
Toowoomba – Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport Townsville – Townsville Airport Weipa – Weipa Airport South Australia Adelaide – Adelaide Airport Hub Kingscote –
QantasLink
Frozen dessert
2006, http://www.weipa.biz/Jan_26th.pdf Archived 18 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine The Western Cape Bulletin, 2006, http://www.weipa.biz/april_6.pdf
Frozie_cup
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
Australia. It is on the western side of the Cape York Peninsula around Weipa. In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum had a population of
Aboriginal_Shire_of_Napranum
Genus of snakes
1996 – Centralian bandy-bandy Vermicella parscauda Derez et al., 2018 – Weipa bandy-bandy. Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that
Vermicella
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Winduwinda people. The Awngthim language region includes the areas around Weipa and the Cook Shire. The name Awngthim is not a synonym of Anguthimri, though
Awngthim_language
Australian Aboriginal elder (1937–2011)
sculptural artist, educator, linguist and elder of the Thainakuith people in Weipa, in the Western Cape York area of far north Queensland. She was the last
Thancoupie
Canadian turboprop airliner
2011, QantasLink Dash 8-315 VH-SBV, on a scheduled passenger flight to Weipa Airport, encountered turbulence while the first officer's hand was resting
De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8
Aboriginal Australian people
bounding the Gulf of Carpentaria lying between Pormpuraaw (Edward River) and Weipa, and inland the forested country drained by the Archer, Kendall and Holroyd
Wik_peoples
Suburb of Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
of Evans Landing, Nanum, Rocky Point, Trunding, and Weipa Airport, all of which are part of Weipa Town. Linngithigh (also known as Winda Winda and Linginiti)
Mission_River,_Queensland
Airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Airnorth Alice Springs, Darwin, Gove, Perth Alliance Airlines Groote Eylandt, Weipa Charter: Century Mine, Cloncurry, Cathay Pacific Seasonal: Hong Kong Fiji
Cairns_Airport
Australian defence facilities
when they are activated. The three bare bases are: RAAF Base Scherger near Weipa, Queensland RAAF Base Curtin near Derby, Western Australia RAAF Base Learmonth
RAAF_bare_bases
Australian radio announcer (born 1977)
Strait Islander radio personality who was born in Brisbane and lived in Weipa as a child, moving to Brisbane aged 10. She has a Bachelor of Arts from
Rhianna_Patrick
Over-the-horizon radar network in Australia
EYLANDT Scherger RAAF Base, Weipa, Qld SCH 12°42′S 142°06′E / 12.7°S 142.1°E / -12.7; 142.1 Scherger RAAF Installation, WEIPA Lynd River, Qld LYN 18°00′S
Jindalee Operational Radar Network
Jindalee_Operational_Radar_Network
Town in Queensland, Australia
under-funding and uncertainty after the discovery of bauxite deposits in the Mapoon-Weipa area in 1955. Between 1961 and 1962, the Presbyterian Church began deliberately
New_Mapoon,_Queensland
Sedimentary rock rich in aluminium
One of the world's largest bauxite mines in Weipa, in northern Queensland, Australia
Bauxite
Katherine RAAF Base Amberley – Brisbane RAAF Base Scherger (bare base) – Weipa RAAF Base Townsville – Townsville RAAF Base Edinburgh – Adelaide RAAF Woomera
List of Australian military bases
List_of_Australian_military_bases
Product of rock weathering in wet tropical climates rich in iron and aluminium
Bauxite on white kaolinitic sandstone at Pera Head, Weipa, Australia
Laterite
Development and Communications. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2022. "Cooktown to Weipa Corridor Upgrade". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development
Roads of Strategic Importance in Queensland
Roads_of_Strategic_Importance_in_Queensland
Queensland YBWN (ZBO) – Bowen Airport – Bowen, Queensland YBWP (WEI) – Weipa Airport – Weipa, Queensland YBWR (BCK) – Bolwarra Airport – Bolwarra, Queensland
List of airports by ICAO code: Y
List_of_airports_by_ICAO_code:_Y
Other key population centres include Cooktown, the Atherton Tableland, Weipa, Normanton, and Thursday Island. The region also consists of many Aboriginal
Regions_of_Queensland
International airport serving Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Queenstown Air Niugini Port Moresby Aircalin Nouméa Alliance Airlines Moranbah, Weipa Charter: Ballera, Cloncurry, Emerald, Mackay, Moomba, Mount Isa, Rockhampton
Brisbane_Airport
Airport in Queensland, Australia
Thangool Thargomindah Toowoomba City Toowoomba Wellcamp Townsville Warwick Weipa Whitsunday Coast Windorah Winton Private airports Badu Island Ballera Century
Glenormiston_Airport
Species of fish
Worthington Wilmer with the type locality given as Boyd Bay, southwest of Weipa in Queensland. Previously, this species was thought to be synonymous with
Plectorhinchus_caeruleonothus
Species of bird
visiting Weipa in the 1980s was so low that the birds distinctive call was heard but sightings at that time were rare. The population in Weipa today is
Torresian_imperial_pigeon
Gulf of Carpentaria and made landfall in Queensland on 7 January north of Weipa. Half of Queensland received more than 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain, with Paluma
1971–72 Australian region cyclone season
1971–72_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Town in Queensland, Australia
141°54′23″E / 12.0499°S 141.9063°E / -12.0499; 141.9063 (airstrip)). The Alcan Weipa mining lease covers 1,376.29 square kilometres (500 sq mi) of the locality
Mapoon,_Queensland
Place in Queensland, Australia
4988; 143.3411 Country Australia State Queensland Region Far North Queensland Location 560 km (350 mi) N of Cairns 158 km (98 mi) E of Weipa, Queensland
Weymouth_Bay,_Queensland
Suburb of Weipa, Queensland, Australia
Nanum is a coastal residential locality in Weipa Town, Far North Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Nanum had a population of 904 people. Nanum
Nanum,_Queensland
intensified in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Penny struck northwestern Queensland near Weipa, and after moving through the Coral Sea, the low later hit southeastern
List of Queensland tropical cyclones
List_of_Queensland_tropical_cyclones
Regional airline of Australia
Proserpine Quilpie Richmond, Rockhampton Roma Sydney Thursday Island Townsville Weipa Windorah Winton Major Airline Directory Australian Aviation issue 150 May
Flight_West
Town in Queensland, Australia
Area Region Location 4.8 km (3.0 mi) W of Bamaga 470 km (290 mi) NNE of Weipa 827 km (514 mi) NNW of Cooktown 998 km (620 mi) NNW of Cairns 2,792 km (1
Umagico,_Queensland
Military unit
has responsibilities for the three RAAF bare bases: RAAF Scherger near Weipa, Queensland, RAAF Curtin near Derby, Western Australia and RAAF Learmonth
No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron RAAF
No._322_Expeditionary_Combat_Support_Squadron_RAAF
Australian federal electoral division
city of Cairns, as well as many towns such as Cooktown, Port Douglas and Weipa, and several Indigenous communities on the Cape York Peninsula and in the
Division_of_Leichhardt
Australian Labour Union
led to a number of actions opposing their introduction, such as the 1995 Weipa dispute. The union opposed the introduction of WorkChoices, the Howard government's
Mining_and_Energy_Union
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
not try and convince the Mapoon people to move to Weipa, but would rely on changing attitudes as Weipa developed. O’Leary admitted to the Under-Secretary
Aboriginal_Shire_of_Mapoon
Parramatta Park, Cairns 1927 Website Prep – Year 6 OSHCare St Joseph's School Weipa 2016 Website Prep – Year 6 St Mary's College Woree, Cairns 1986 Website
Catholic_Education_Cairns
Airport in Biloela, Queensland
Thangool Thargomindah Toowoomba City Toowoomba Wellcamp Townsville Warwick Weipa Whitsunday Coast Windorah Winton Private airports Badu Island Ballera Century
Biloela_Airport
few hours later, the system made landfall to the south of Weipa, Queensland. The city of Weipa recorded a barometric pressure of 986 mbar (29.1 inHg), the
1978–79 Australian region cyclone season
1978–79_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Category 5 Australian region cyclone in 2026
Cyclone Narelle made landfall 200 kilometres (120 mi) east-southeast of Weipa, Queensland as a high-end Category 4 severe tropical cyclone. Over the day
Cyclone_Narelle_(2026)
British crown colony (1859–1901)
navigator Willem Janszoon landed near the site of the modern-day town of Weipa on the western shore of Cape York. His arrival was the first recorded encounter
Colony_of_Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
people. Aurukun is situated approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Weipa. The town faces west to the Gulf of Carpentaria, and during the wet season
Aurukun,_Queensland
Point - 12°34′S 141°35′E / 12.567°S 141.583°E / -12.567; 141.583 near Weipa where Willem Janszoon first sighted the Australian coast in 1606. Tasmania
List of place names of Dutch origin in Australia
List_of_place_names_of_Dutch_origin_in_Australia
Australian federal law enforcement agency
Gladstone Launceston Mackay Newcastle RAAF Richmond Thursday Island Townsville Weipa Wollongong Airbases 15 Detention Centres 7 Maribyrnong Immigration Detention
Australian_Border_Force
Military airbase in Queensland, Australia
Force (RAAF) military air base located approximately 26 km (16 mi) east of Weipa on the western side of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. One
RAAF_Base_Scherger
Municipal airport serving Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Thangool Thargomindah Toowoomba City Toowoomba Wellcamp Townsville Warwick Weipa Whitsunday Coast Windorah Winton Private airports Badu Island Ballera Century
Archerfield_Airport
Radio station in Australia
North Queensland. This includes the towns of Cooktown, Mossman, Innisfail, Weipa and up to the Torres Strait Islands. The station began broadcasting as 4QY
ABC_Far_North
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah North West Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee
City_of_Gold_Coast
City in Queensland, Australia
Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah North West Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee
Logan_City
Town in Queensland, Australia
operating out of Coen as late as the 1950s. As well, until the 1960s, when the Weipa-Bamaga area was developed, Coen was the most northerly town on Cape York
Coen,_Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia
school is Western Cape College (Early Childhood to Year 12) in Rocky Point, Weipa, to the west. There is also a Catholic primary school in Rocky Point. However
Wenlock,_Queensland
allegedly threatened and assaulted in an incident on a rural property near Weipa, Queensland. Three people, aged 36, 64 and 27, were subsequently arrested
2025_in_Australia
1960s Tom Price Western Australia 1961 Kununurra Western Australia 1961 Weipa Queensland 1963 Gracetown Western Australia 1965 Churchill Victoria 1965
List of towns and cities in Australia by year of settlement
List_of_towns_and_cities_in_Australia_by_year_of_settlement
Topics referred to by the same term
Wales Rocky Point, Queensland (Douglas Shire) Rocky Point, Queensland (Weipa Town) High Rocky Point in Tasmania Low Rocky Point in Tasmania Rocky Cape
Rocky_Point
Cyclone season in Australia
convection had formed approximately 228 nautical miles (422 km) to the north of Weipa. At the time, it had a broad but organizing centre, and was within a marginal
2024–25 Australian region cyclone season
2024–25_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Local government area in Queensland, Australia
Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah North West Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee
Shire_of_Noosa
Radio station in Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia, Australia
FM Richmond 97.1 FM Stanthorpe 92.5 FM Taroom 94.7 FM Theodore 96.1 FM Weipa 106.7 FM Wide Bay (Bundaberg, Maryborough & Hervey Bay) "Commercial Radio
Rebel_FM
Town in Queensland, Australia
Area Region Location 5.6 km (3.5 mi) NNW of Bamaga 477 km (296 mi) NNE of Weipa 1,004 km (624 mi) NNW of Cairns 2,799 km (1,739 mi) NNW of Brisbane Government
Seisia,_Queensland
Town in Queensland, Australia
of Torres Location 7.5 km (4.7 mi) WSW of Bamaga 463 km (288 mi) NNE of Weipa 822 km (511 mi) NNW of Cooktown 991 km (616 mi) NNW of Cairns 2,663 km (1
Injinoo,_Queensland
year and renumber R1004, for use on its 20 km (12 mi) bauxite railway at Weipa, Queensland. In 2009, R1004 was sold to Australian Locolease who resold
GML10
Northern Peninsula Area Pormpuraaw Tablelands Torres Torres Strait Island Weipa Wujal Wujal Yarrabah North West Burke Carpentaria Cloncurry Croydon Doomadgee
List_of_mayors_of_Townsville
Radio station in Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia, Australia
FM Richmond 90.1 FM Stanthorpe 94.1 FM Taroom 99.5 FM Theodore 97.7 FM Weipa 102.5 FM Wide Bay (Bundaberg, Maryborough & Hervey Bay) "Commercial Radio
The_Breeze_(Australia)
January, Mark crossed the western coast of Cape York Peninsula just south of Weipa. Maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated at 100 km/h (62 mph)
1991–92 Australian region cyclone season
1991–92_Australian_region_cyclone_season
Solar Farm 150 Sunshine Coast Solar Farm 15 Susan River Solar Farm 75 University of Queensland Solar 1.22 Weipa Solar Farm 1.7 Whitsunday Solar Farm 69
List of power stations in Queensland
List_of_power_stations_in_Queensland
Airport in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Thangool Thargomindah Toowoomba City Toowoomba Wellcamp Townsville Warwick Weipa Whitsunday Coast Windorah Winton Private airports Badu Island Ballera Century
Mount_Isa_Airport
strike at the Tomago aluminium smelter over wages. Weipa Dispute, 6-week strike in 1995 at the Weipa bauxite mine, Queensland, over discrimination against
List_of_strikes_in_Australia
Airport in Queensland, Australia
Thangool Thargomindah Toowoomba City Toowoomba Wellcamp Townsville Warwick Weipa Whitsunday Coast Windorah Winton Private airports Badu Island Ballera Century
Bundaberg_Airport
Airport on the state border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Thangool Thargomindah Toowoomba City Toowoomba Wellcamp Townsville Warwick Weipa Whitsunday Coast Windorah Winton Private airports Badu Island Ballera Century
Gold_Coast_Airport
WEIPA
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Boy/Male
Muslim
Poet
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumberland and Durham)
English (Cumberland and Durham) : presumably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Indian
The Sun
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Terry 1.A Josiah Torrey was in Boston before 1680. John Torrey (1796–1873) was a botanist and teacher born in NY who catalogued many North American plants.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Bussey or of Boosey, which is possibly a topographic name from Middle English bosy ‘cow or ox stall’.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Stag's Forest
Girl/Female
Indian
Worshipped, Blessing of Lord Ganesh
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Ceadd(a).
Girl/Female
Norse
Goddess of the underworld.
WEIPA
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