Prince Frederick Harbour
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Prince Frederick Harbour lies at the southern end of the York Sound, in the
Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia Queensland * Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas South Australia * County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia Ta ...
region of Western Australia, opening into the
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. The
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and the Roe Rivers both discharge directly into the harbour. The area was surveyed in 1820 by
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aboard ''Mermaid''. Boongaree Island, also known as Boogarre Island, is found on the north western part of the harbour and is one of a number of islands lying in the harbour.


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Kimberley coastline of Western Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub