Solus Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°31′S116°11′E / 32.52°S 116.18°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 (SAL 2016) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6207 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 216.3 km2 (83.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Solus is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia. [3] [4]
The Shire of Murray and the locality of Solus are located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation. [5] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region. [6]
Mount Solus, with an altitude of 574 metres, and the Mount Solus fire lookout tower are located within the locality. [7]
The locality is substantially utilised by Alcoa, which carries out bauxite mining in the area. [8]
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