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880 metres 11.8 metres Wyndham 660km Gibb River Rd Purnululu National Park (home to the Bungle Bungle Range) is a World Heritage- listed site covering 240,000 hectares. The 350 million year old orange and black striped sandstone domes rise 300 metres out of the plain. Cable Beach is 22km long, and is named after the telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889. Derby is home to the highest tides in Australia, with a variance of up to 11.8 metres flowing in and out every 6 hours. Sun Pictures in Broome is the oldest operating outdoor cinema in the world. Total area (approx): 423,517 km 2 National Parks: 8 Wolfe Creek Crater is the second largest meteorite crater in the world. It was formed approximately 300,000 years ago when a 50,000 tonne meteorite travelling at 15km per second crashed to earth. The Gibb River Road stretches 660kms from Derby to Wyndham and was constructed in the 1960s to transport stock from surrounding cattle stations. Lalang-garram / Camden Sound Marine Park is the most important humpback whale nursery in the southern hemisphere. The whales arrive from June to September after coming north from the Antarctic. Population: 39,099 Zebra Stone discovered near Kununurra in 1924 is thought to be 600 million years old. Flatback turtles found on Cable and Eco Beach can lay up to 50 eggs per nest. Hatchlings weigh about 43 grams, while an adult can weigh up to 90kg. P ert h Kimberley 11 people per square km. Larger than 75% of the world's countries. Produces 90% of the world's pink diamonds. Home of fine quality South Sea pearls. Australia's North West | 45