north-western Australia

E406844
geographic region region of Australia

North-western Australia is a vast, sparsely populated region encompassing remote coastal and inland areas known for their harsh climate, rugged terrain, and significant Indigenous communities and lands.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
North West Australia 5
North West Western Australia 4
Northern Western Australia 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
region of Australia ⓘ
borderedBy Indian Ocean to the west ⓘ
Timor Sea to the north ⓘ
central Australia ⓘ
climateCharacteristic desert climate in inland areas ⓘ
harsh climate ⓘ
tropical climate in coastal areas ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
experiences prolonged droughts ⓘ
seasonal monsoon rains ⓘ
tropical cyclones ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Cambridge Gulf ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf ⓘ
Timor Sea ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity mining ⓘ
offshore petroleum production ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature large areas of Indigenous land tenure ⓘ
pastoral stations ⓘ
remote mining towns ⓘ
hasIndigenousPopulation significant Indigenous communities ⓘ
hasPart Gascoyne region ⓘ
Kimberley region ⓘ
Pilbara region ⓘ
parts of the Northern Territory ⓘ
remote coastal areas ⓘ
remote inland areas ⓘ
knownFor Indigenous cultures ⓘ
extreme weather events ⓘ
remote wilderness areas ⓘ
significant mineral resources ⓘ
landUse Indigenous protected areas ⓘ
conservation areas ⓘ
locatedIn Australia ⓘ
northern Australia ⓘ
surface form: Northern Australia

Oceania ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedOn Sahul Shelf ⓘ
surface form: Australian continent
partOf remote Australia ⓘ
populationDensity sparsely populated ⓘ
terrainCharacteristic arid landscapes ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
semi-arid landscapes ⓘ
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Norforce (North-West Mobile Force) → areaOfResponsibility → north-western Australia ⓘ
subject surface form: Norforce
Tom Price → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Australia
Onslow → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Australia
Pannawonica → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Western Australia
Chichester Range → isIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Western Australia
Dampier → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Australia
Wickham → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Western Australia
Roebourne → isLocatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Western Australia
Shire of Broome Council → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Western Australia
Town of Port Hedland local government area → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
subject surface form: Town of Port Hedland
this entity surface form: north-west Western Australia
Port Hedland International Airport → region → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Australia
Pilbara Ports Authority → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Western Australia
Newman → locatedIn → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: North West Australia
tropical Indian Ocean → borderedBy → north-western Australia ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwest Australia