Dampier Peninsula

Geographical location

The Dampier Peninsula is a peninsula located north of Broome and Roebuck Bay, it is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the west and north and King Sound to the east. The northernmost part of the peninsula is the Cape Leveque.

Aboriginal

The Dampier Peninsula is home to a rich Aboriginal culture, which includes the tribes of Aborigines as that of the Bardi, Beagle Bay, Bobeiding, Djarindjin and Ngardalargin and another small Aboriginal tribes. On the peninsula there were historic camps of the early Australian pearling, also exist today tourist spots and there are outdoor stations of the Aborigines.

Ecology

Numerous small trees and shrubs characterize the landscape and many animals live on the peninsula and in the sea surrounding the peninsula, the landscape is characterized by arid scrubland.

Access, tourism

The peninsula is crossed from south to north of the Cape Leveque Road. This road from Broome to Beagle Bay is generally in poor condition and is often closed during the rainy season. Basically, four-wheel drive vehicle is required to enter. The road from the Beagle Bay to the northern cities is paved. There are also a number of buses which run to the peninsula.

In Cape Leveque, Bardi, Djarindjin ( Lombadina ), Beagle Bay and in some small settlements and pearl farms there are landing strips for aircraft.

Accommodations for tourists are located in Kooljamon on Cape Leveque in Middle Lagoon and in other places.

Tourists can swim, snorkel and fishing or relax on the white sandy beaches. On these shores loggers were formerly made ​​of mangrove wood to emerge from the ships by South Sea pearls. Of historical importance is the Sacred Heart Church, which was constructed from shells.