Cable Beach
Suburb of Shire of Broome, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cable Beach is a 22 km (14 mi) stretch of white sand beach on the eastern Indian Ocean and the name of the surrounding suburb in Broome, Western Australia. Cable Beach was named after the telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889. Low cliffs of red ochre rise behind the very flat and wide beach, with waves that are mostly gentle in the dry season from May to October.[2] In 2016, the population was 5,436.[3]
This article is about the beach in Australia. For the beach in Cornwall, see Porthcurno. For the beach in the Bahamas, see Cable Beach, Bahamas.
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Cable Beach Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 17°57′08″S 122°12′20″E |
Population | 5,730 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 6726 |
Area | 9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
Location | 4 km (2 mi) west of Broome CBD |
LGA(s) | Shire of Broome |
State electorate(s) | Kimberley |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
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