Collier Bay is a bay in the Indian Ocean, located on the

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 Co ...

in the north-west of

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. The bay is about deep (east to west) and wide (north to south). It is bounded by the

Yampi Peninsula Yampi Sound is a part of the Indian Ocean off the coast of north-western Australia, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between King Sound and Collier Bay. It lies between the Yampi Peninsula and the islands of the Buc ...

to the south, On the

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Montgomery Reef Montgomery Reef is a reef off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. It is situated at the south western end of Camden Sound and surrounds Yawajaba (Montgomery) Island. With its total area of (about in length), it is the world's largest ...

and

Koolan Island Koolan Island is an island off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia in the Buccaneer Archipelago. It is about north of Perth, and about north of Derby. It hosts deposits of high-grade iron ore. Description The island is approximately i ...

at its western extent, with Camden Sound Marine Park beyond. The Kingfisher Islands, Traverse Island, Fletcher Island, and a number of other small islands lie within the bay.

Fresh water Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...

flows into the bay via Secure Bay, as well as the

Walcott Inlet Walcott Inlet is an estuary located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It flows into Collier Bay, in the Indian Ocean, via a narrow gap known as Yule Entrance. The inlet was named on 19 June 1865 by Trevarton Charles Sholl after ...

, which brings water from the Charnley, Calder and

Isdell River Isdell River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, named in 1898 by explorer Frank Hann after James Isdell, who was prominent in the region and later served as a member of parliament. The river rises in the Packhorse Range ...

s into the bay via Yule Entrance.

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