Kimberley region

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:area 423,517 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Great_Sandy_Desert
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Northern_Territory
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Broome
gptkbp:climate tropical monsoon
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:West_Kimberley_National_Heritage_Place
gptkbp:drySeason May to October
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans gptkb:Alexander_Forrest
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Wells
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kimberley region
gptkbp:knownFor gorges
Aboriginal culture
rugged landscape
boab trees
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:mainIndustry mining
tourism
cattle ranching
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Ord_River
gptkb:King_Edward_River
gptkb:Fitzroy_River
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Wodehouse,_1st_Earl_of_Kimberley
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:northern_quoll
gptkb:Gouldian_finch
gptkb:Dragon
freshwater crocodile
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Gibb_River_Road
gptkb:Horizontal_Falls
gptkb:Bungle_Bungle_Range
gptkb:Mitchell_Plateau
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Purnululu_National_Park
gptkb:Mitchell_River_National_Park
gptkb:Prince_Regent_National_Park
gptkb:Windjana_Gorge_National_Park
gptkb:Geikie_Gorge_National_Park
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Halls_Creek
gptkb:Derby
gptkb:Wyndham
gptkb:Kununurra
gptkbp:population ~50,000
gptkbp:timezone AWST (UTC+8)
gptkbp:traditionalOwners gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:West_Kimberley_National_Heritage_Place
gptkbp:wetSeason November to April
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:northern_Australia
gptkb:Fitzroy_River
gptkb:Northern_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5