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 (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. 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 Aust ...
.
It commences at the border with
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
and ends at
Wallal 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 status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area on the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original co ...
, and
Wyndham Wyndham may refer to:
*Wyndham (name), a surname and given name
Places Australia
*City of Wyndham, an LGA (local government area) in Victoria
* Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, a LGA in Western Australia
* Wyndham Important Bird Area, Western Aust ...
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
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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 Kimberley coastline (Western Australia), coast of the Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley region of Western Australia. The islands extend from the Western Aust ...
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Northwest Shelf Province
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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 ...
Notes
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Kimberley coastline of Western Australia