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The Pentecost, Durack, King, Ord and Forrest rivers converge into an estuary system to form a vast swirling mass of crocodile-infested muddy water - collectively referred to as the Cambridge Gulf.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 17.05.2020
With an exceptionally large tidal range, Roebuck Bay is one moment a sublime seascape, and the next, an incredibly vast mudflat that shimmers with heat mirages under the tropical sun.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 12.05.2020
Montgomery Reef is like no other reef system on earth. Formed some 1.8 billion years ago, this ancient reef is recognised today as one of the most significant geological marine environments in the Kimberley.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 12.05.2020
Cruising along the coast, it can be difficult to fathom the true scale of the Kimberley, with thousands of islands, inlets, bays, rivers and creeks. It is not until you enter the huge bay of Prince Frederick Harbour that you are given a real appreciation for the dimensions of the Kimberley coast.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 12.05.2020
From Collier Bay to King Sound just north of Derby, lies a group of 800 or more scattered islands and low-lying reef known as the Buccaneer Archipelago. Lying crumpled and creased, the archipelago’s shores are notched with a myriad of mangrove estuaries, bays and sand beaches, plunging cliffs and rocky masses, rugged headlands and islands, and innumerable hidden reefs.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 11.05.2020
Imagine an isolated beach of endless white sand, seashells and turquoise waters, stretching so far it would take more than a week to walk its length. Aptly named, Eighty Mile Beach is indeed long, stretching 220 kilometres and renowned as Australia's longest uninterrupted beach.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 08.05.2020
• An embayment of exceptional scenic beauty in the Kimberley.
• Horizontal Waterfalls is described by Sir David Attenborough as “one of the greatest natural wonders of the world”, where massive tides create intense currents between two narrow gorges resulting in a waterfall effect that is horizontal rather than vertical.
• Turtle Reef is a flourishing reef that survives in turbid intertidal conditions, challenging scientific dogma that corals need clear, oceanic water to prosper.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 06.05.2020
Students will explore the function of a mangrove ecosystem through the construction of a storyboard.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 12.12.2019
Students will investigate an animal or plant that depends upon mangroves for survival.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 11.12.2019
This activity will introduce what mangroves are, their basic biology and where they are found.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 11.12.2019
Sending a message in a bottle has been a form of communication since 310 BC! Once you have found all the hidden fish, use the remaining letters in order to solve the puzzle and discover the message.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 07.06.2019
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