North West Cape

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North West Cape is a remote peninsula in Western Australia known for its rugged coastline, proximity to Ningaloo Reef, and strategic naval and communications facilities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
North West Cape (headland) 2
North West Cape canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
peninsula
borders Indian Ocean
country Australia
formsBoundaryOf Exmouth Gulf
hasAirfield RAAF Learmonth
hasCape North West Cape self-linksurface differs
surface form: North West Cape (headland)
hasClimate arid
tropical to subtropical
hasCoastlineType rugged coastline
hasCommunicationsFacility Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt
hasEcosystem arid coastal landscape
coral reef
hasFeature Cape Range
hasHeadland North West Cape self-linksurface differs
surface form: North West Cape (headland)
hasHistoricalUse Cold War communications
US–Australian defence cooperation
hasLighthouse Vlamingh Head Lighthouse
hasMarineLife humpback whales
manta rays
whale sharks
hasMilitaryUse air force operations
naval communications
hasNavalFacility Fleet Base West
surface form: Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt
hasNearbyGulf Shark Bay
surface form: Exmouth Gulf
hasNearbyReef Ningaloo Coast
surface form: Ningaloo Reef
hasNearbyTown Exmouth
hasProtectedArea Cape Range National Park
Ningaloo Coast
surface form: Ningaloo Marine Park
hasRecreationalArea Lakeside (Ningaloo)
Turquoise Bay
Yardie Creek
hasRoadAccess North West Coastal Highway
surface form: North West Coastal Highway (via access roads)
hasSettlement Exmouth
hasTourismActivity diving
fishing
hiking
snorkelling
whale shark watching
hasVeryLowFrequencyStation Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt
isGatewayTo Ningaloo Coast
surface form: Ningaloo Reef
isPartOf Gascoyne region
surface form: Pilbara–Gascoyne coastal region
isPopularFor eco-tourism
game fishing
marine tourism
isRemote true
isStrategicallyImportant true
locatedIn Gascoyne region
state Western Australia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leeuwin Current flowsPast North West Cape
North West Cape hasHeadland North West Cape self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North West Cape (headland)
North West Cape hasCape North West Cape self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: North West Cape (headland)