Mount Isa

Japanese: マウント･アイザ（英語表記）Mount Isa

A mining city in northwest Queensland, in northeastern Australia. Population 24,390 (1981). Home to some of the country's leading non-ferrous metal mines, copper, lead, zinc and silver ores are extracted and primary copper smelting is carried out. It accounts for about 70% of the nation's copper ore production. Mineral products are transported by rail to Townsville, about 1,000 km east. It is also a regional hub in the northwest of the state, with major air and road routes running through it. Ore deposits were discovered in 1923 and the city was incorporated in 1968. The name comes from the sister of the person who discovered the deposits.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

オーストラリア北東部，クイーンズランド州北西部にある鉱業都市。人口2万4390(1981)。この国の代表的な非鉄金属鉱山があり，銅･鉛･亜鉛･銀鉱石を採掘し，銅の一次製錬を行う。銅鉱石の産出量は全国の約7割を占める。鉱産物は鉄道で東約1000kmのタウンズビルに輸送する。幹線航空路･道路が通り，州北西部の地方中心都市でもある。1923年鉱床が発見され，68年市制をしいた。名称は鉱床発見者の妹の名に由来する。

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