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Cape Preston is a rocky headland located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and is situated West South West from Karratha. Cape Preston is a standard Bureau of Meteorology reference point for coastal weather reports, it is located between Wallal and North West Cape. The area is noted for its rich marine biodiversity and contains a large number of species of crustaceans, corals, molluscs, fish and echinoderms. A number of habitats suitable for sustaining exist around the cape including mangroves, sandy beaches, algal meadows, coral reefs, roxky reefs and soft sediment communities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Department of the Environment and Conservation - Dampier Archipelago - Cape Preston )〕 Resources company Austeel was granted permission to build an Iron Ore operation in the area in 2003 following environmental approval being given by then minister Judy Edwards. Construction of the operation was to commence in late 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ABC News - Austeel gets permission to mine Cape Preston iron )〕 A contract was awarded to develop the mine to a Chinese company, China Metallurgical Group Corp, in 2007. The project, estimated to cost $1.98 billion, is to include the magnetite mine, a water desalination plant, a thermal power plant and port facilities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bulk Materials Online - Chinese firm to dig Down Under )〕 On 23 April 1989, the category four Tropical Cyclone Orson hit the cape, killing four Indonesian fisherman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bureau of Meteorology - Tropical Cyclone Orson )〕 ==See also== Coastal regions of Western Australia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape Preston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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