Mandora Station
Encyclopedia
Mandora Station is a cattle station
(ranch) on the Western Australia
coast south of Broome
, located in the Shire of Broome
. It maintains a weather station and is noted for the Mandora Marsh
wetland, and for its proximity to Eighty Mile Beach, which are key stopping places for migratory bird
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Mandora crater
on Mars
is named after the locality, the Mandurah suburb of Madora Bay
was also derived from the station as well.
Cattle station
Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm , whose main activity is the rearing of cattle. In Australia, the owner of a cattle station is called a grazier...
(ranch) on the Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
coast south of Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
, located in the Shire of Broome
Shire of Broome
The Shire of Broome is one of the four Local Government Areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of , most of which is sparsely populated. The shire's estimated population in 2010 was 16,298, most of whom reside in the town of Broome...
. It maintains a weather station and is noted for the Mandora Marsh
Mandora Marsh
Mandora Marsh, also known as Mandora Salt Marsh, is a complex and diverse wetland system in Western Australia close to Eighty Mile Beach, and included in the Eighty Mile Beach Ramsar Site. It lies at the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert bioregion and within the Mandora Station pastoral lease...
wetland, and for its proximity to Eighty Mile Beach, which are key stopping places for migratory bird
Bird migration
Bird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. Sometimes, journeys are not termed "true migration" because they are irregular or in only one direction...
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Mandora crater
Mandora (crater)
Mandora is a crater on Mars at 12.3N 53.7W. It is 59.4 km in diameter, and is named after the locality of Mandora in Western Australia.-External links:*....
on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
is named after the locality, the Mandurah suburb of Madora Bay
Madora Bay, Western Australia
Not to be confused with Madura, Western Australia or Mandora StationMadora Bay is the northernmost suburb of Mandurah, located on the coast between Mandurah and Rockingham.-History:...
was also derived from the station as well.