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The Northwest portion of Western Australia.

The northwest region of Western Australia spans the top of the state and is known as The Kimberly.  This remote wilderness is 4WD territory and has rugged ranges, red earth, fossil reefs, sandstone spires, rainforests, spectacular gorges, waterfalls, cave systems, wildlife, boab trees, termite mounds and hidden lakes.  The two main roads that traverse the area are the Great Northern Highway (sealed road) and the Gibb River Road (4WD).  Only 30,000 people live in this region, and it is an area three times the size of England.   The unoffical capital of East Kimberly is Kununurra, which is the gateway to El Questro Wilderness Park, Argyle Diamond Mine and  Purnululu National Park (also known as the Bungle Bungle Range).  On the west coast are located Broome, Dampier Peninsula, Derby and the Gibb River Road, which links Derby to Kununurra (413 miles).

BROOME is 1,406 miles north of Perth and 1,161 miles southwest of Darwin, Northern Territory.   The population is 12,000 and the town is a mixture of Aboriginals, Australians and Asians, who came here because of the pearling industry.  The town is also known for Cable Beach, which is 16 miles long.

Tribute to the pearling industry in downtown Broome.

Broome Courthouse

A must-do when you are in Broome! 

Japanese Pearl Divers’ Cemetary

Gantheau me Point - dinosaur footprint which is 120 million years old.

Pearl Lugger at the Broome Museum

Gantheaume Point - 3 1/2 miles from Broome

Argyle Diamond Mine produces 34 million carats of diamonds per year, which includes the rare Argyle pink diamond. 

Hammersley Gorge in the Karijini National Park

Wolfe Creek meteor crater

The Great Northern Highway connects Kununurra to Broome. The Gibb River Road is a 4WD experience and traverses the region.

PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK (BUNGLE BUNGLE RANGE)  is located 156 miles south of Kununurra.  The beehive sandstone domes are 656 to 984 feet high and are 360 million years old.  Cathedral Gorge, Frog Hole Gorge and Echidna Chasm are all a part of the Bungle Bungle Range. 

KUNUNURRA  is 645 miles east of Broome and is the gateway to the Bungle Bungle Range, Argyle Diamond Mine and El Questro.

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