Sheep Hill, South Australia
Encyclopedia
Sheep Hill is a proposed port in South Australia
for the export of iron ore. The port would be built by Centrex Metals.
branchline from Ungarra on the Eyre Peninsular Railway.
The port would take Capesize
ships.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
for the export of iron ore. The port would be built by Centrex Metals.
Transport
It is located about 20km northeast of Tumby Bay and would be served by a 27km narrow gaugeNarrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
branchline from Ungarra on the Eyre Peninsular Railway.
The port would take Capesize
Capesize
Capesize ships are cargo ships originally too large to transit the Suez Canal . To travel between oceans, such vessels used to have to pass either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn. In effect Capesize reads as "unlimited"...
ships.