Fitzroy Crossing
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Fitzroy Crossing is a remote outback town in Western Australia’s Kimberley region, situated on the Fitzroy River and serving as a hub for surrounding Aboriginal communities and pastoral stations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fitzroy Crossing canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 250 km west of Halls Creek
ⓘ
about 400 km east of Broome ⓘ |
| experiences |
monsoonal influences
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Fitzroy Crossing Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | hot semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasDrySeason | winter ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
pastoralism
ⓘ
service centre for remote communities ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
annual rodeo
ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Fitzroy Crossing District High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fitzroy Crossing Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Fitzroy Crossing Police Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentArea | Shire of Derby–West Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway | Great Northern Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Danggu Geikie Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geikie Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Mimbi Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNationalPark | Geikie Gorge National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | 6765 ⓘ |
| hasRiverCrossing | Fitzroy River crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPopulationGroup | Aboriginal Australians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalOwners |
Bunuba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gooniyandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyikina people NERFINISHED ⓘ Walmajarri people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangkajunga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWetSeason | summer ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
Aboriginal art
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ proximity to gorges and river landscapes ⓘ |
| isOutbackTown | true ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| koppenClimateClassification | BSh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Australian Western Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Fitzroy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAsHubFor |
pastoral stations
ⓘ
surrounding Aboriginal communities ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| timeZoneAbbreviation | AWST ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +08:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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