Roebuck Bay

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Roebuck Bay is a coastal embayment in Western Australia known for its rich marine biodiversity, extensive tidal flats, and importance as a habitat for migratory shorebirds.

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Label Occurrences
Roebuck Bay canonical 8
Roebuck Bay area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal embayment
climate tropical savanna climate
country Australia
designation Ramsar site
governedBy Government of Western Australia
hasConservationStatus protected wetland
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Yawuru people
hasEcosystemType intertidal mudflats
mangroves
seagrass beds
tidal flats
hasFeature fringing mangrove forests
intertidal sandbanks
salt marshes
hasManagementBody Yawuru Park Council
hasNearbyPort Port of Broome
hasTidalRange macrotidal
importantFor migratory shorebirds
wader birds
isOnFlyway East Asian–Australasian Flyway migratory birds
surface form: East Asian–Australasian Flyway
knownFor extensive tidal flats
migratory shorebird habitat
rich marine biodiversity
locatedIn Kimberley region
Western Australia
near Broome
surface form: Broome, Western Australia
opensTo Indian Ocean
partOf Kimberley coast
RamsarDesignationYear 1990
RamsarSiteNumber 479
recognizedAs Wetland of International Importance
supportsActivity birdwatching
eco-tourism
recreational fishing
supportsSpecies bar-tailed godwit
curlew sandpiper
eastern curlew
great knot
red knot
threatenedBy climate change
coastal development
pollution
sea level rise
traditionalOwners Yawuru people
usedFor research on shorebirds
research on tidal ecosystems

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Broome locatedNear Roebuck Bay
Yawuru isAssociatedWith Roebuck Bay
Yawuru traditionalTerritory Roebuck Bay
this entity surface form: Roebuck Bay area
Yawuru people traditionalRegion Roebuck Bay
Roebuck Bay foreshore partOf Roebuck Bay
Roebuck Bay foreshore adjacentTo Roebuck Bay
Roebuck Bay foreshore hasView Roebuck Bay
Port of Broome near Roebuck Bay