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Mount Gibson (Queensland)
Mount Gibson may refer to: * Mount Gibson, Western Australia, located in the mid-west region of Western Australia ** Mount Gibson Sanctuary, a large nature reserve in Western Australia * Mount Gibson, Antarctica, in the Prince Charles Mountains of Antarctica * Mount Gibson Iron, mining company operating the mine on Koolan Island Koolan Island is an island off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia in the Buccaneer Archipelago. It is about north of Perth, and about north of Derby. It hosts deposits of high-grade iron ore. Description The island is approximately i ...
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Mount Gibson, Western Australia
Mount Gibson, Western Australia is located on the Wubin - Mount Magnet section of the Great Northern Highway in the mid-west region of Western Australia. Sheep and conservation Mount Gibson is also the name of a pastoral lease (sheep station) and a nature conservancy project. Mining In the early twentieth century it was a gold exploration area, and continued to be of interest for some time. Currently it is the site of an iron ore mine. The iron ore mine and operations were suspended at various stages due to contract negotiations between the mining companies and their clients. Iron ore is moved first by road to Perenjori where it is hauled by rail to the port of Geraldton Geraldton (Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. .... References Mid West (Western Australia) ...
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Mount Gibson Sanctuary
Mount Gibson Sanctuary is a nature reserve on the northern edge of the Wheatbelt and the southern margin of uncleared rangeland country, north-east of Perth in mid-west Western Australia. The nearest large town is Dalwallinu. It is in the Avon-Wheatbelt Bioregion and is owned and managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC). History Mount Gibson is a former pastoral lease, first granted in 1915 and used mainly for sheep grazing. More recently it was managed for its environmental values. It was acquired by AWC in 2001. Current programs include removal and control of feral animals, rehabilitation of degraded areas, and wildfire management.AWC: Mount Gibson: History


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Mount Gibson, Antarctica
The Prince Charles Mountains are a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies, with a height of . Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear (). These mountains, together with other scattered peaks, form an arc about long, extending from the vicinity of Mount Starlight in the north to Goodspeed Nunataks in the south. These mountains were first observed and photographed from a distance by airmen of USN Operation Highjump, 1946–47. They were examined by several ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) parties and mapped in the years 1954–61. They have been found to contain large deposits of iron ore. They were named by ANCA in 1956 for King Charles III, then Prince Charles and heir to the throne, son of the late Queen Elizabeth II. List of key mountains * Mount Afflick () is a ridge-like mountain about west of Mount B ...
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Mount Gibson Iron
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