Sunset
Camel trains.
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Cable Beach is a 22 km white sand beach on the Indian Ocean in Broome, northern Western Australia, about 4 km west of central Broome in a straight line. It is named after the telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889. Low cliffs of red ochre rise behind the very flat, wide beach, and the waves are mostly gentle in the dry season from May to October. At its southern end is Gantheaume Point, where dolphins and migrating whales can be seen in season, and dinosaur footprints about 130 million years old show in the rocks at low tide. The neighbouring Minyirr Park protects the traditional land of the Yawuru people. Soft white sand stretches to the horizon in front of turquoise water, with red cliffs glowing behind. At sunset the sky and water turn orange and gold, and camel trains walk along the sand in a famous scene. Visitors swim, walk the sand and ride camels at sunset. Box jellyfish may be present from November to April, so watch the warning signs on the beach.
Camel trains.
Behind the beach.
Dinosaur footprints.
Broome, Western Australia
May to October.
Beware of jellyfish from November to April.