Broome

Among Western Australia’s coastal towns, Broome stands out for its enduring pearling heritage beside Roebuck Bay. On the Indian Ocean coast at the edge of the Kimberley region, it combines broad tidal flats with the long sweep of Cable Beach. Broome grew rapidly during the late-19th-century pearl-shell boom, attracting workers from Japan, China, Malaysia and Aboriginal communities; that history remains visible in its food, stories and the Japanese Cemetery. Roebuck Bay is also internationally important for migratory shorebirds, which gather on its mudflats. Discover how Broome connects with the Kimberley coast by browsing webcams nearby.

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