Explore Cooya Pooya, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cooya Pooya, WA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cooya Pooya, Western Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Western Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Cooya Pooya and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cooya Pooya.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Cooya Pooya |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Karratha |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -21.00134 |
| Longitude | 117.08971 |
| Area | 1749.1 km² |
| Postcode | 6714 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1224 km north |
Cooya Pooya is a locality in the City Of Karratha local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1749.1 km². It lies approximately 1224 km north of Perth. Cooya Pooya is located at 21.0013°S, 117.0897°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6714. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Cooya Pooya lies in the vast Pilbara region, a land where ancient iron-rich earth bleeds into a sky of boundless blue. It lies 899.7 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 17°T), and is situated 28.5 km south-south-west of Roebourne. The terrain here is a study in rugged beauty; low, weathered hills, their ochre and rust hues softened by distance, roll towards a horizon that seems to stretch into infinity. Sparse spinifex grass, a resilient green, clings to the stony ground, interspersed with the hardy, grey-green foliage of mulga shrubs. The air itself carries a dry warmth, a constant, gentle caress that speaks of sun-baked days and nights that cool just enough to offer respite. When the sun dips low, it paints the landscape in strokes of fiery orange and deep purple, transforming the familiar shapes into something ethereal, a fleeting moment of profound colour before the stars prick the velvet darkness.
The story of Cooya Pooya is intrinsically linked to the pulse of the land and the resources it holds. While the precise origins of its name are lost to the mists of time, the area has long been a place of significance, its character shaped by the enduring spirit of those who have traversed its plains. The local economy, like much of the wider region, is deeply entwined with the extraction of mineral wealth, the iron ore mines that dot the landscape a constant reminder of the earth's potent generosity. This industry has brought a steady flow of people and activity, imbuing Cooya Pooya with a pragmatic industriousness. Beyond the immediate hum of mining, the broader landscape hints at a pastoral past, with remnants of sheep grazing stations whispering tales of earlier endeavours, a testament to the persistent human drive to harness the potential of this formidable environment.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cooya Pooya, Western Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Cooya Pooya, in the City Of Karratha local government area.
Detailed location data for Cooya Pooya includes the postcode (6714), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Karratha), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cooya Pooya is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |