Exmouth

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Exmouth is a remote coastal town in Western Australia known as the main gateway to the Ningaloo Reef, famous for its marine life and whale shark encounters.

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Exmouth canonical 21

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
climateClassification hot desert climate ⓘ
coast Indian Ocean ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFromLearmonthAirport about 36 km ⓘ
distanceFromPerth about 1250 km north of Perth by road ⓘ
drivingTimeFromPerth about 12–13 hours ⓘ
economicSector defence ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ
oil and gas support services ⓘ
established 1960s ⓘ
foundedAs support town for nearby US–Australian naval communications base ⓘ
governingBody Shire of Exmouth Council ⓘ
linked to: Shire of Exmouth
hasAirportAccessVia Learmonth Airport ⓘ
linked to: Bunbury Airport
hasNearbyFacility Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt ⓘ
hasPrimarySchool Exmouth District High School ⓘ
knownFor diving and snorkelling ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
gateway to Ningaloo Reef ⓘ
marine wildlife ⓘ
whale shark tourism ⓘ
localGovernmentArea Shire of Exmouth ⓘ
locatedIn northwest Western Australia ⓘ
locatedOn Exmouth Gulf ⓘ
North West Cape ⓘ
marineAttraction seasonal whale shark aggregation ⓘ
turtle nesting beaches nearby ⓘ
near Cape Range National Park ⓘ
Ningaloo Reef ⓘ
linked to: Ningaloo Coast
offers access to fringing coral reef directly from shore ⓘ
population approximately 2500–3000 people ⓘ
postalCode 6707 ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector tourism ⓘ
region Gascoyne ⓘ
roadConnection North West Coastal Highway via Minilya–Exmouth Road ⓘ
state Western Australia ⓘ
timeZone AWST ⓘ
tourismActivity game fishing ⓘ
humpback whale watching ⓘ
manta ray encounters ⓘ
reef snorkelling ⓘ
whale shark tours ⓘ
touristSeasonPeak March to October ⓘ
utcOffset +08:00 ⓘ
whaleSharkSeason roughly March to July ⓘ

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