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Kimberley Coast
Kimberley coastline (Western Australia) is a coastal region at the ocean edges of the Kimberley land region in the northern part of Western Australia. It commences at the border with Northern Territory and ends at Wallal where the Pilbara Coast commences. It is over 12,000 km in length, and has more than 2,500 islands adjacent, with archipelagoes, and a wide range of features not found in the more southern sections of the Western Australian coastline. Apart from access at Broome, One Arm Point, Derby, and Wyndham there are few points along the length of the coastline that can be accessed easily or safely. As a result of the difficulty of access, tourism ventures by boat and air have exploited the isolated coastal features. See also * Capes of the Kimberley coastline of Western Australia * Islands of the Kimberley (Western Australia) * Northwest Shelf Province * Northwest Shelf Transition The Northwest Shelf Transition, also known as Bonaparte Coast, is a biogeog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremer Bay
Bremer may refer to: People *Bremer (surname) *Bremer Ehrler (born 1914), American politician * Bremer (born 1997), Brazilian footballer Places ;Australia *Bremer Bay, Western Australia *Bremer Marine Park *Bremer Island * Bremer River (other) ;USA * Bremer, Iowa, an unincorporated community *Bremer County, Iowa *Bremers Lake, a lake in McLeod County, Minnesota Other uses *Bremer SV, a German football club *ATSV 1860 Bremen, a former German football club, also known as Bremer SC *The Bremer Institute of TAFE, an Australian TAFE institute *Bremer 25, an American sailboat design *Bremer Straßenbahn AG, German public transport provider *Bremer Vulkan, a German shipbuilding company *Bremer wall, used for protection by American forces in Iraq *The Report of the National Commission on Terrorism, also known as the Bremer Commission *Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, a German sports stadium See also * Brehmer * Bremmer (other) * Bremen (other) Bremen is a city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Shelf Province
The Northwest Shelf Province, also known as Exmouth to Broome, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf. Geography The Northwest Shelf Province includes the coastal waters and continental shelf of north-western Western Australia between North West Cape and Cape Leveque. It has an area of 238,759 km2, extending from the shore to 200 m depth. It varies in width from about 50 km at Exmouth Gulf to more than 250 km off Cape Leveque. The Northwest Shelf Province adjoins the Central Western Shelf Transition or Ningaloo region on the southwest. The Northwest Shelf Transition lies east of Cape Leveque. To the north the continental slope descends towards the Indian Ocean's abyssal plain. Oceanography The waters are tropical. Surface waters are derived from the Indonesian Throughflow, and circulate through the province via branches of the South Equatorial and Eastern Gyral currents. Tidal ranges are generally high. The Northwest Coast, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of The Kimberley (Western Australia)
The Islands of the Kimberley are a group of over 2,500 islands lying off the coast of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The islands extend from the Western Australia–Northern Territory border in the east to just north of Broome in the west. North-West Kimberley Islands 1970s survey In 1971, 1972, 1973 a series of biological surveys were carried out. 1971 visit The list is in the order of visits in August 1971. * Middle Osborn * Fenelon * Borda * South West Osborn * Low rocks * Sir Graham Moore * Louis * North Eclipse * Augustus * Darcy * Champagny * Uwins * Commerson * Coronation * Bigge Kimberley Islands Biological Survey A biological survey of 22 of the islands was conducted between December 2006 and December 2010 by the Department of Environment and Conservation, traditional owners, the Australian Museum and the Western Australian Museum. The partnership with the Kimberley Land Council is important as the islands sampled in this survey are covered by five nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capes Of The Kimberley Coastline Of Western Australia
Capes of Kimberley coastline of Western Australia are located along the Kimberley coastline of Western Australia from the border with the Northern Territory in the north east of the Kimberley land region around to south of Broome. Notes References {{coord missing, Western Australia Kim Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese f ... Kimberley coastline of Western Australia Western Australia geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derby, Western Australia
Derby ( ) is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2016 census, Derby had a population of 3,325 with 47.2% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000. Located on King Sound, Derby has the highest tides in Australia, with the differential between low and high tide reaching .Derby tides at derbytourism.com.au . Retrieved 7 January 2007 History Derby falls within Nyiginka country. The town was founded in 1883 and named after Edward Stanley, 15th E ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Arm Point, Western Australia
Ardyaloon or One Arm Point, also known as Bardi, is an Aboriginal Australian community town on the Dampier Peninsula, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located north of Perth and the closest populated town is Derby. At the , Bardi had a population of 365. The Bardi Ardyaloon hatchery has successfully produced trochus shell at One Arm Point for a number of years, including reseeding the reef surrounding the area. The area is home to the Bardi people. According to the local Indigenous people, the name "One Arm Point" originated from the tale of an unfortunate pearler who had an accident with dynamite while attempting to catch fish using explosives in the bay. Native title The community is located within the Bardi Jawi native title determination area, determined by the Federal Court of Australia on 30 November 2005. (Federal Court file nos. WAD49/1998, WAD6001/2004) It is managed through its incorporated body, Ardyaloon Incorporated, registered under the ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broome, Western Australia
Broome, also known as Rubibi by the Yawuru people, is a coastal pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. In the the population was recorded as 14,660. It is the largest town in the Kimberley region. Geography Broome is located on Western Australia's tropical Kimberley coast on the eastern edge of the Indian Ocean. Roebuck Bay Being situated on a north–south peninsula, Broome has water on both sides of the town. On the eastern shore are the waters of Roebuck Bay extending from the main jetty at Port Drive to Sandy Point, west of Thangoo station. Town Beach is part of the shoreline and is popular with visitors on the eastern end of the town. It is the site of the 'Staircase to the Moon', where a receding tide and a rising moon combine to create a stunning natural phenomenon. On "Staircase to the Moon" nights, a food and craft market operates on Town Beach. Roebuck Bay is of international importance for the millions of migratin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilbara Coast
The Pilbara Coast is the coastline of Western Australia's Pilbara region. It is often referred to as the North West Coast of Western Australia. It is a complex array of river mouths, ports, peninsulas, and islands. Geography North West Cape forms the western end of the Pilbara Coast. According to the ICMRA, the Pilbara Coast ends at Cape Keraudren, a rocky headland that forms the western end of Eighty Mile Beach. Others end it further east at Wallal. Lagoons protected by barrier islands, embayments, river deltas, and rocky headlands are the main coastal features. The Pilbara's intermittent rivers, including the Ashburton, Fortescue, Yule, and De Grey, have deposited sediment to form river deltas. There are many coastal islands, including the near-shore Dampier Archipelago, a cluster of rocky islands and reefs. The larger offshore islands include Barrow Island and the Montebello Islands.Thackway R, Cresswell ID. 1998. Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley (Western Australia)
The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy Desert, Great Sandy and Tanami Desert, Tanami deserts in the region of the Pilbara, and on the east by the Northern Territory. The region was named in 1879 by government surveyor Alexander Forrest after Secretary of State for the Colonies John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley. History The Kimberley was one of the earliest settled parts of Australia, with the first humans landing about 65,000 years ago. They created a complex culture that developed over thousands of years. Yam (vegetable), Yam (''Dioscorea hastifolia'') agriculture was developed, and rock art suggests that this was where some of the earliest boomerangs were invented. The worship of Wandjina deities was most common in this region, and a complex theology dealing with the transmigration of souls was part of the local people's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israelite Bay
Israelite Bay is a bay and locality on the south coast of Western Australia. Situated in the Shire of Esperance local government area, it lies east of Esperance and the Cape Arid National Park, within the Nuytsland Nature Reserve and the Great Australian Bight. Point Malcolm is about west of Israelite Bay, and there is a long sandy beach there. Climate data was recorded at Israelite Bay from 1885 to 1927, and it is frequently mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker. It was the site of a significant telegraph station in the early 1900s. It was also a location serviced by the W.A. Government State Steamship Service, the South Coast Service, in the early 1900s. The Eastern Group, the eastern-most islands of the Recherche Archipelago The Archipelago of the Recherche, known locally as the Bay of Isles, is a group of 105 islands, and over 1200 "obstacles to shipping", off the south coast of Western Australia. The islands stretch fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
