Frog Port Hedland Backpackers
A small backpackers owned and operated by a backpacker for all travellers. Whether you're travelling from Broome or Exmouth, Coral bay or Karijini national park, break up your trip and stay overnight at Frogs. Sit and relax by the tropical pool or watch the huge ships sail past the front door ...
Port Hedland is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 13,000 (this includes its satellite suburb South Hedland, 18 km away). Port Hedland is a natural deep anchorage port that as well as being the main fuel and container receival point for the region was seen as perfect for shipment of the iron ore being mined in the ranges located inland from the town. The ore is moved by railway lines from four major iron ore deposits to the east and south of Port Hedland. Other major resource activites supported include the offshore Natural gas fields , salt, manganese, and livestock. Grazing of cattle and sheep was formerly a major revenue earner for the region but this has slowly declined. Port Hedland was formerly the terminus for the WAGR Marble Bar Railway which serviced the Gold mining area of Marble Bar.
