Kimberley coast

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The Kimberley coast is a remote, rugged stretch of northern Western Australia famed for its dramatic red cliffs, extensive archipelagos, powerful tides, and largely untouched marine and coastal ecosystems.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kimberley coast canonical 5
Kimberley coastline 2
Kimberley coastal area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
geographical region
access limited road access
primarily by boat
climate tropical monsoon
country Australia
culturalSignificanceFor Aboriginal peoples
ecosystemType coral reefs
intertidal mudflats
mangrove forests
seagrass meadows
tropical marine
hasCharacteristic environmentally significant
largely undeveloped
remote
rugged
sparsely populated
hasPart Admiralty Gulf
Bonaparte Archipelago
Buccaneer Archipelago
Cambridge Gulf
Horizontal Falls area
King George River estuary
King Sound
Mitchell River estuary
Montgomery Reef
Ord River estuary
Prince Regent River estuary
Yampi Sound
hasSeason dry season
wet season
hasWildlife dugongs
humpback whales
marine turtles
reef fish
saltwater crocodiles
seabirds
jurisdiction State of Western Australia government
knownFor Aboriginal rock art sites
dramatic red cliffs
extensive archipelagos
largely untouched coastal ecosystems
largely untouched marine ecosystems
powerful tides
remote wilderness cruising
locatedIn Kimberley region
Western Australia
locatedOn Indian Ocean
Timor Sea
mainEconomicActivity fishing
pearling
tourism
nearestTown Broome
Derby
Kununurra
Wyndham
partOf northern Western Australia
protectedAreaIncludes Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park
North Kimberley Marine Park
Roebuck Bay Marine Park
tidalRange among highest in Australia
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time
traditionalOwnersInclude Balanggarra people
Bardi Jawi people
linked to: Jawi people

Dambimangari people
linked to: Balanggarra people

Wunambal Gaambera people
linked to: Wunambal people

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

Bonaparte Archipelago adjacentTo Kimberley coast
Roebuck Bay foreshore partOf Kimberley coastline
linked to: Kimberley coast
Roebuck Bay partOf Kimberley coast
Nimanburru hasTraditionalAssociationWith Kimberley coastline
linked to: Kimberley coast
Nimanburru hasCulturalRegion Kimberley coastal area
linked to: Kimberley coast
Admiralty Gulf isPartOf Kimberley coast
Wunambal language primaryLocation Northern coastal Kimberley
linked to: Kimberley coast
Bardi people culturalRegion Kimberley coast
subject linked to: Bard
Jawi people nativeTo Kimberley coast