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Region in Western Australia
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The Kimberley is one of the nine administrative regions of Western Australia, with a population of just under 40,000 in 2023. These people are clustered in four medium-sized towns, with very few in the rest of its extent. It's bordered by the Northern Territory to the east, the Pilbara to the south, the Indian Ocean to the northwest, the Timor Sea to the north, and utter desert to the south.
By plane
The principal airport is Broome, but its only international flights are in the dry season by Jetstar from Singapore.
By road
Distances are formidable. From Perth to Broome by road is 2360 km by the North West Coastal Highway via Carnarvon, or 2050 km by the Great Northern Highway inland via Newman.
By bus
From Perth, Integrity Coaches run two days a week to Broome, taking 36 hours along the coast via Geraldton, Carnarvon, Exmouth and Port Hedland.
By boat
The lack of harbours has been a major impediment to Europeans in this region, and those that were built were often smashed up by cyclones.
By road
You need your own vehicle, and a car affords shelter from the sun, dust and flies.
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Camballin is a small town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with a population of 729 in 2016. It's the service town for the Aboriginal settlement of Looma and the vast Liveringa Station, but these are closed to visitors, and the only reason to come is for fishing on Fitzroy River.
Wolfe Creek Crater is a meteor impact crater in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. It's circular, 880 m (2887 feet) in diameter and 60 m (196 feet) deep, and is protected as a National Park.
Purnululu National Park is a park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This far northeast part of the state is a long way from anywhere: the nearest town is Kununurra 300 km north.
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