Useless Loop is a town located on the Heirisson Prong on Denham Sound in Western Australia, in the southern region of Shark Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Denham is situated about 25 k
Aerial view of the town's site with salt crystallisation ponds
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A company town is a place where all or most of the stores and housing in the town are owned by the same company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenitie
Useless Loop, Western Australia
…the sound on the opposite shore, and the more famous Monkey Mia is located the same distance again east-northeast of Denham. Useless Loop is a closed company town, with 70 employees and their families servicing the Solar Salt Operation Shark Bay, established in 1962 by Shark Bay Resources. A joint venture was…
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