Broome

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coastal town locality in Australia resort town town

Broome is a coastal resort town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, known for its pearling history, Cable Beach, and striking red sandstone landscapes.

Aliases (2)

Broome, Western Australia ×1
Shire of Broome ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal town → locality in Australia → resort town → town →
administrativeAreaOf	Shire of Broome →
airport	Broome International Airport →
climateType	tropical savanna climate →
country	Australia →
distanceFromPerth	over 1600 kilometres north →
governingBody	Shire of Broome Council →
hasAttraction	Cable Beach camel rides → Gantheaume Point → Staircase to the Moon viewing →
hasBeach	Cable Beach → Roebuck Bay foreshore →
hasCoastlineOn	Indian Ocean →
hasCulturalCommunity	Aboriginal communities → Chinese community (historically) → Japanese community (historically) →
hasHeritage	Chinatown precinct → Japanese cemetery →
hasNaturalFeature	red pindan cliffs → tidal mudflats →
hasPopulationRange	10000–20000 inhabitants →
hasPort	Port of Broome →
historicalIndustry	pearling →
isShireSeatOf	Shire of Broome →
knownFor	Cable Beach → pearling history → red sandstone landscapes → sunset camel rides → tourism → tropical climate →
language	English (majority language) →
locatedIn	Kimberley coastal area → north of Western Australia → northwest Australia →
locatedNear	Dampier Peninsula → Roebuck Bay →
locatedOn	Indian Ocean →
primaryIndustry	pearling → tourism →
region	Kimberley →
state	Western Australia →
timeZone	Australian Western Standard Time →
touristSeason	dry season →
transport	Great Northern Highway terminus vicinity →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Broome ("Shire of Broome") →	administrativeAreaOf
Kimberley region →	hasMajorTown
Patrick Dodson →	livedIn
Australian Western Standard Time →	observedInCity
Patrick Dodson ("Broome, Western Australia") →	placeOfBirth
AWST →	usedInCity