Staircase to the Moon viewing

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Staircase to the Moon viewing is a popular natural spectacle in Broome where the rising full moon creates the illusion of a glowing staircase across the exposed tidal flats.

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Label Occurrences
Staircase to the Moon viewing canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf event ⓘ
natural phenomenon ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
attracts large crowds ⓘ
bestViewedFrom Mangrove Hotel, Broome ⓘ
Roebuck Bay foreshore ⓘ
Town Beach, Broome ⓘ
linked to: Broome
cause rising full moon reflected on exposed tidal flats ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
dependsOn tides ⓘ
feature exposed tidal mudflats ⓘ
reflected moonlight ⓘ
hasActivity live entertainment at viewing locations ⓘ
market shopping at Staircase Markets ⓘ
night photography ⓘ
hasAssociatedEvent Staircase Markets ⓘ
hasLocation Broome, Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Broome

Roebuck Bay ⓘ
hasNameOrigin appearance of steps leading to the moon ⓘ
hasViewingInfrastructure lookouts and foreshore areas ⓘ
isDocumentedIn online tourism websites ⓘ
tourist brochures ⓘ
travel guides ⓘ
isIconicFor Broome tourism identity ⓘ
isMajorAttractionOf Broome ⓘ
isPromotedBy Tourism Western Australia ⓘ
local tourism operators ⓘ
language English ⓘ
nearbyBodyOfWater Indian Ocean ⓘ
occursOn full moon ⓘ
popularWith photographers ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
recurrence monthly ⓘ
region Kimberley region ⓘ
requires clear horizon ⓘ
minimal cloud cover ⓘ
very low tide ⓘ
safetyConsideration changing tides ⓘ
slippery mudflats ⓘ
timeOfDay evening ⓘ
tourismType astro-tourism ⓘ
nature-based tourism ⓘ
typicalDuration about 30 to 60 minutes of peak effect ⓘ
viewingFrequencyPerYear approximately 2 to 3 nights per month ⓘ
viewingSeason March to October ⓘ
visualEffect illusion of a glowing staircase ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Broome → hasAttraction → Staircase to the Moon viewing ⓘ
Hearson Cove → popularActivity → Staircase to the Moon viewing ⓘ
Mangrove Hotel, Broome → knownFor → Staircase to the Moon viewing ⓘ