Cape Lambert
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Cape Lambert Western Australia |
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 Cape Lambert
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| Coordinates | 20°35′34″S 117°10′50″E / 20.59278°S 117.18056°ECoordinates: 20°35′34″S 117°10′50″E / 20.59278°S 117.18056°E | ||||||||
| Established | 1880s | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6720 | ||||||||
| Location | 38 km (24 mi) from Karratha | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Karratha | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Cape Lambert is a port facility operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located 40 kilometres north of Karratha. In shipping documents, it is often referred to as Port Walcott.
See Port Walcott for the associated iron ore loading port.
Cape Lambert is one of the sea ports for exporting iron ore from Rio Tinto's mining operations in the Pilbara. (The other port is Dampier.) Ore is carried to the two ports on the Hamersley & Robe River railway.
Cape Lambert is East of Karratha (59 km), West of Point Samson (11 km) and Port Hedland (220 km) and due North of Wickham (10 km), Roebourne (22 km) and Millstream National Park (108 km).
Linking the facility at Cape Lambert with the small holiday town of Point Samson is a long white beach. The flawless white beach stretches for over 1 km and is the perfect vantage point to observe queued iron ore bulk tankers waiting to dock, turtles nesting in the sand or, whales migrating just off the cape. Sunsets at the beach can be dramatically red.
Boat Beach which is a very popular local swimming and fishing spot situated immediately West of the Port rail and processing facilities, but easiest accessed off Walcott Drive not far from the town of Wickham. Boat Beach offers swimming and fishing and a boat-launching ramp. It is home to the old Port Walcott Yacht Club.
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