Kimberley coastline (Western Australia) is a coastal region at the ocean edges of the
Kimberley land region in the northern part of
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 th ...
.
It commences at the border with
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
and ends at
Wallal
Wallal is the location of a bore in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The bore is located from the Great Northern Highway between Port Hedland and Broome and has an elevation of . The nearest town is Marble Bar, south of the bor ...
where the
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 Cap ...
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
Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby g ...
, 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
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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.
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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 th ...
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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 ...
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Northwest Shelf Transition
The Northwest Shelf Transition, also known as Bonaparte Coast, is a biogeographic region of Australia's continental shelf. It adjoins the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the adjacent coast of the Northern Territory.
Geography
The Northw ...
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Kimberley coastline of Western Australia