Point Samson is a small coastal settlement 1,579 km north of

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

and 18 km north of Roebourne in the

Pilbara region of Western Australia The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. 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 g ...

. The town is a popular holiday location for the nearby mining towns, including Wickham, Karratha and Dampier. Fishing is the main industry. From 1938 to 1966

blue asbestos Riebeckite is a sodium-rich member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals, chemical formula Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2. It forms a solid solution series with magnesioriebeckite. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, usually as long pr ...

or crocidolite was carried here by rail from Wittenoom for shiploading by

Australian Blue Asbestos Australian Blue Asbestos Pty. Ltd. (ABA) was a company founded by Lang Hancock, operated between the years (1938–1966) responsible for the mining, bagging and distribution of blue asbestos or crocidolite, in Wittenoom, in northern Western Austra ...

Pty. Ltd. The townsite was investigated for further development in the 1980s. The population of Point Samson was 231 at the 2016 census,Australian Bureau of Statistics
/ref> down from 298 in 2011 and 274 in 2006.

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City of Karratha Coastal towns in Western Australia Fishing communities in Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub