Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Cambridge Gulf, in the Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley local government area.
| Locality | Cambridge Gulf |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -15.17931 |
| Longitude | 128.5646 |
| Area | 4567.6 km² |
| Postcode | 6743 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 2266 km northeast |
Cambridge Gulf is a locality in the Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 4567.6 km². It lies approximately 2266 km northeast of Perth. Cambridge Gulf is located at 15.1793°S, 128.5646°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6743. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Cambridge Gulf’s vast expanse of ochre-tinged water, fringed by mangrove-stubbled shores, exhales a humid breath under the immense Kimberley sky. It lies 389.5 km south-west of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 219°T), and is situated 54.2 km north-west of Kununurra. The air here, thick with the scent of salt and damp earth, hums with the unseen life of the tropics, a constant, subtle vibration against the skin. Jagged, sun-baked hills, the colour of dried blood, rise steeply in the distance, their forms softened by the shimmering heat haze that dances perpetually on the horizon. This is a place where the land meets the sea in a dramatic embrace, a rugged beauty that speaks of ancient forces and untamed wilderness, where the light at dusk paints the water in strokes of molten gold and deep amethyst.
The history of Cambridge Gulf is etched into the very character of its modest port, a place that once dreamt of becoming a major gateway to the north. For decades, its fortunes have been tied to the pastoral industry, the vast cattle stations of the Kimberley sending their produce through these waters, the lowing of stock a distant echo on the breeze. More recently, the burgeoning tourism sector has begun to weave its own narrative, drawing travellers seeking the raw, untamed beauty of the region, their footsteps adding to the quiet rhythm of a settlement that has always held a frontier spirit. The town itself, a cluster of buildings clinging to the shoreline, feels like a hardy outpost, its inhabitants accustomed to the extremes of the climate and the profound sense of isolation that can descend with the coming of the wet season, a time when the landscape transforms into a verdant, waterlogged wonderland.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Cambridge Gulf, Western Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Cambridge Gulf, in the Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley local government area.
Detailed location data for Cambridge Gulf includes the postcode (6743), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cambridge Gulf is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |