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The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy and Tanami deserts in the region of the Pilbara, and on the east by the Northern Territory.
The Gwion Gwion rock paintings, Gwion figures, Kiro Kiro or Kujon are one of the two major regional traditions of rock art found in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. The identity of the artists and the age of the art are contended within archaeology and amongst Australian rock art researchers. A 2020 study estimates that most of the anthropomorphic figures were created 12,000 years ago, based on analysis of painted-over wasps' nests. These aspects have been debated since the works were seen, and recorded, in 1891 by pastoralist Joseph Bradshaw, after whom they were named until recent decades. As the Kimberley is home to many traditional owners, the rock art is referred to and known by many different names in the local languages, the most common of which are Gwion Gwion or Kiro Kiro/Giro Giro. The art consists primarily of human figures ornamented with accessories such as bags, tassels and headdresses.
Dunham River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Isdell River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, named in 1898 by explorer Frank Hann after James Isdell, who was prominent in the region and later served as a member of parliament.
Mitchell River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Drysdale River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The King Edward River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
York Sound is a sound located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia opening into the Indian Ocean. The sound is bounded by Cape Pond to the North and Hardey Point with the Coronation Islands to the South. The nearest populated town to the Sound is Kalumburu, 180 kilometres (112 mi) to the North East.
The Hunter River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The Prince Regent River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The Carson River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Prince Regent National Park, formerly the Prince Regent Nature Reserve, is a protected area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In 1978 the area was nominated as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
The Calder River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The May River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Drysdale River Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Western Australia.
The Prince Regent and Mitchell River Important Bird Area is a 7333 km2 tract of land comprising several contiguous protected areas in the north-west Kimberley region of northern Western Australia. It includes the Mitchell Plateau.
Prince Frederick Harbour lies at the southern end of the York Sound, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, opening into the Indian Ocean.
Joseph Bradshaw was a pastoralist in Western Australia and then the Northern Territory.
Boongaree Island is located off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.
Acacia kelleri is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to north western Australia.
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- ↑ "The Kimberley River Environment" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "The Kimberley Region of North West Australia". Bradshaw Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ Dun, Loftus (1995). "The Third and Fourth Journeys". They Came as Strangers (pdf). Australian Rockart Archive. East Oatley, NSW: Loftus Dun. p. 38. ISBN 064625135X . Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ "The Kimberley Society - Joseph Bradshaw getting lost in the Kimberley" (pdf). 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ Favenc, Ernest (1908). "Later Western Expeditions". The explorers of Australia and their life-work. Melbourne: Whitcombe and Tombs. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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| Rivers of the Great Southern region | |
| Rivers of the Kimberley region |
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| Rivers of the Mid West region | |
| Rivers of the Peel and Perth regions | |
| Rivers of the Pilbara region | |
| Rivers of the South West region | |
| Rivers of the Wheatbelt region | |
