Exmouth Gulf
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Exmouth Gulf is a large, shallow marine embayment on the northwest coast of Western Australia, known for its rich biodiversity and seasonal aggregations of marine megafauna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exmouth Gulf canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gulf
ⓘ
marine embayment ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Cape Range Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid tropical ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterestFrom |
environmental NGOs
ⓘ
local community groups ⓘ marine scientists ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
charter boating
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ eco-tourism ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ whale watching ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
coral and sponge gardens
ⓘ
intertidal flats ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ seagrass meadows ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | shallow ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPattern |
monsoonal weather influences
ⓘ
strongly seasonal sea temperatures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dugong populations
ⓘ
humpback whale migrations ⓘ mangrove and seagrass habitats ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ sea turtle nesting and foraging habitat ⓘ seasonal aggregations of marine megafauna ⓘ whale shark aggregations in the wider region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northwest coast of Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Exmouth, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ningaloo Coast region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North West Shelf marine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
dolphins
ⓘ
dugong ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ marine turtles ⓘ seabirds ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ whale shark ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ industrial development proposals ⓘ shipping and port expansion proposals ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | coastal gulf ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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