The Pilbara, Australia
The Pilbara is located in the north of Western Australia, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west and extending across the Great Sandy Desert to the Northern Territory border in the east. One of the largest regions in Western Australia, the Pilbara covers 507,896 square kilometres of unique and breathtaking natural landscape.
The Pilbara is roughly the same size as Texas, USA.
Dating to around 3.6 billion years ago, the Pilbara region of Western Australia is home to the fossilised evidence of the Earth's oldest lifeforms.
It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a global biodiversity hotspot for subterranean fauna.
In recent years, science has confirmed what Aboriginal Australians, the world's oldest continuous living culture, always knew: the Pilbara region of Western Australia is among the oldest places on Earth.
The Pilbara began to form more than 3.6 billion years ago and its vast landscape of deep pindan reds and endless panoramas, which stretches from the west coast to the Northern Territory border, is an ancient, forbidding place. For those traveling to the region for the first time, the initial sense of space and solitude can be daunting: it's roughly double the size of Great Britain, but with a population of just 61,000, it is one of the most sparsely populated regions on Earth.
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Beautiful footage! It's not just the wild beauty I enjoyed but also seeing some of the tidy, well organized towns and parks. It seems to be a good quality of life. I hope it will forever remain this way. This may be the closest I ever come to being in Australia.
@RoyHessey
9 ай бұрын
Thank you. It is an amazing part of Australia. Try to come to Australia. There is lots to see and we will welcome you.
Great video, will use it to help me plan my trip through WA later in the year Thank you , glad I stumbled accross your channel
@RoyHessey
5 ай бұрын
Thank you. It was a great trip. Here is our approximate route: maps.app.goo.gl/SUGLGwRkj5VdojYt6 and for camping download the app Wiki Camps Australia.
I really enjoyed that. I'd love to see some of these places. Thanks so much.
@RoyHessey
5 ай бұрын
Come on over. It is an awesome place.
Great work Roy. It's a beautiful part of the world, but a trip up that way takes a lot of planning- fuel, spares, sat phone, emergency supplies etc. You don't realise how truly isolated and disconnected from civilization a lot of it is until you're there! A really well put together film, cheers.
@RoyHessey
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I enjoyed the Pilbara immensely.
I grew up in mt tom price iron ore mining town and my dad dave roberts was a deputy shire president for the shire of Ashburton from 1984 to 1989
@RoyHessey
Ай бұрын
Great place, Tom Price.
Awesome😍
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Thanks for video keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco
I LOVE... AUSTRALIA SALUDOS DESDE MEXICO
@RoyHessey
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Mexico is nice also.
Would love to know what time of the year this trip was made please...