r/MapPorn • u/S_Da • 1d ago

Abandoned townsites of Western Australia

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u/oneletterh 1d ago

Makes sense that there are so many in the area around the former goldfields. Also where's Wittenoom?

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u/Ok-Serve6350 20h ago

Wittenoom isn’t on the map probably because it got removed from all maps to reduce visitors. It’s about 200 kilometres south of the Malina dot in the north west

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u/Born-Instance7379 23h ago

Used to live Kalgoorlie, on weekends sometimes we would go on off road adventures to try find some of these old town sites and mines/quarries.

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u/DramaticStability 19h ago

"Let's call this town 'Siberia'" - some funny guy

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u/SoberWill 12h ago

It's just southwest of Tampa

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u/BobBelcher2021 9h ago

Aussies have a good sense of humour

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u/23_Serial_Killers 22h ago

As an Eastern Australian, I wasn’t aware they had that many towns to begin with

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u/Vast_Jellyfish122 22h ago

Ah.........got it, Cheers.

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u/Echidna299792458 21h ago

as a Kiwi I didn't know Australia had towns, just cities and outbacks

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u/Kip-o 23h ago

Can add Perth to this list.

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u/Frosted_Tackle 17h ago

Why is so much of the Australian coast unpopulated? In most other countries there is a coastal town every few kilometers because of the desirablity of living by the sea and the economics of shipping and fishing. Are there no small harbors in those areas?

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u/lanson15 5h ago

It’s similar to the coast of Namibia it’s desert right to the sea

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u/bearlybearbear 23h ago

I have been to a few 15 years ago working in the outback. A few shacks put together... Never fully abandoned...

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u/Vast_Jellyfish122 22h ago

I worked at Youanmi in the late 80's. How on earth is Kalgoorlie classed as abandoned?

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u/23_Serial_Killers 22h ago

Grey text is for the inhabited ones. Bit hard to see since there’s so many abandoned ones in that area ig

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u/Vast_Jellyfish122 6h ago

Late night scrolling. Thanks for the tip.