Exmouth Gulf

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Exmouth Gulf is a large, shallow marine embayment on the northwest coast of Western Australia, known for its rich biodiversity and seasonal aggregations of marine megafauna.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Exmouth Gulf canonical 4
Exmouth Gulf area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gulf
marine embayment
adjacentTo Cape Range Peninsula
country Australia
governedBy Government of Western Australia
hasClimate arid tropical
hasConservationInterestFrom environmental NGOs
local community groups
marine scientists
hasEconomicActivity charter boating
commercial fishing
eco-tourism
recreational fishing
whale watching
hasEcosystemType tropical marine ecosystem
hasHabitat coral and sponge gardens
intertidal flats
mangrove forests
seagrass meadows
hasMaximumDepth shallow
hasSeasonalPattern monsoonal weather influences
strongly seasonal sea temperatures
knownFor dugong populations
humpback whale migrations
mangrove and seagrass habitats
rich marine biodiversity
sea turtle nesting and foraging habitat
seasonal aggregations of marine megafauna
whale shark aggregations in the wider region
locatedIn Western Australia
locatedOn northwest coast of Western Australia
locatedOnCoastOf Indian Ocean
nearestTown Exmouth, Western Australia
partOf Ningaloo Coast region
linked to: Ningaloo Coast

North West Shelf marine region
supportsSpecies dolphins
dugong
humpback whale
marine turtles
seabirds
shorebirds
whale shark
threatenedBy climate change
habitat degradation
industrial development proposals
shipping and port expansion proposals
waterBodyType coastal gulf

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North West Cape formsBoundaryOf Exmouth Gulf
Exmouth locatedOn Exmouth Gulf
Cape Range hasViewOf Exmouth Gulf
Minilya–Exmouth Road regionServed Exmouth Gulf area
linked to: Exmouth Gulf