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Fitzroy Crossing is a small town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Broome and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Halls Creek.It is approximately 2,524 kilometres (1,568 mi) from the state capital of Perth.
Fitzroy Crossing Airport (IATA: FIZ, ICAO: YFTZ) is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) northwest [1] of Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia.. The Airport has basic amenities including an undercover waiting area, water fountain and toilet facility for passengers.
It is located south-east of Fitzroy Crossing; 54 km by the sealed Great Northern Highway and 9 km by the unsealed Cherrabun Road. Ngalingkadji community is also referred to as Chestnut Bore. Ngalingkadji community is also referred to as Chestnut Bore.
Record floods occurred in 1983, 1986, [19] 2002, [20] and 2023 with approximately 13 to 15 metres of water over the old concrete crossing. The flow rate down the 15 km-wide flood plain at Fitzroy Crossing was estimated to be 60,000 cubic metres per second, [21] making it the biggest rush of water in any river in Australia in recorded history.
Djugerari is 110 km by road from Fitzroy Crossing. Access is via the Great Northern Highway (54 km) and then by the unsealed Cherrabun Road. In the 2011 census , Djugerari had a total population of 83, including 77 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Yakanarra is a small Aboriginal community approximately 60 kilometres south-west of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. Road access is via the Cherabun Road, which intersects the Great Northern Highway 57 km east of Fitzroy Crossing.
Danggu Gorge National Park, Fitzroy River, 2007. Dan͟ggu Geikie Gorge), formerly Geikie Gorge, is a feature of the Napier Range located within the National Park, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Fitzroy Crossing. It is believed to be one of the best-known and most easily accessed gorges in the region.
Junjuwa is a large Aboriginal community, located within the town of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley. History [ edit ]