King Sound
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King Sound is a large, shallow, and highly tidal gulf on the northwestern coast of Western Australia, known for its extreme tidal ranges and muddy coastal flats.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal water body
ⓘ
gulf ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Buccaneer Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| coastType | macrotidal coast ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Northwest Australia marine ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingState | State of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
highly tidal
ⓘ
large ⓘ muddy coastal flats ⓘ shallow ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
low-lying muddy shores
ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | small-scale tourism ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology | drowned river valley with extensive tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
mangrove fringes ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Fitzroy River (Western Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lennard River (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ May River (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Meda River (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Robinson River (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Derby, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition |
shallow waters
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasRisk | navigation hazards due to tides and shoals ⓘ |
| hasSedimentType | fine mud ⓘ |
| hasTidalPhenomenon | spring tides exceeding 10 metres in range ⓘ |
| hasWaterType |
estuarine influences near river mouths
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive tidal mudflats
ⓘ
extreme tidal ranges ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Australia
ⓘ
northwestern coast of Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Australian continent ⓘ |
| near |
Dampier Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derby, Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yampi Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opensTo | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timor Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tidalRangeType | one of the largest tidal ranges in Australia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
pearling ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Derby, Western Australia
subject surface form:
Derby, Western Australia