Solus, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solus | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°31′S 116°11′E / 32.52°S 116.18°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | |||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 216.3 km2 (83.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total(s) | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6207 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Solus is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia.[3][4]
Solus is 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][failed verification]
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]
