Joanna James
As one of Australia's most popular tourist hubs, Broome is a destination that's as diverse as it is fascinating. Here are twenty interesting facts regarding the region and its many attributes.
Home to over 300 bird species, Broome is an area that's a dream destination for bird enthusiasts. Broome is also where 50 shorebird species that make up over a third of the country's species are found.
Sun Pictures in Brisbane is also the globe's oldest outdoor movie theatre where cinemagoers have been watching movies in deck chairs for decades.
Houses in the area do not contain letterboxed either outside or near the house as residents pick up their mail from five strategic locations around Broome.
The relaxed nature and laidback attitude of Broome residents had lead to the coining of the term "Broome Time" which is perfect for the town's holiday vibe,
Traffic lights are not found anywhere in Broome and it is the only Australian city in which this is the case.
Pearl meat is considered a delicacy in the area and sells for around $150 a kilogram.
As Australia's fat bike capital, Broome is the best place to try one's hand at riding these unique vehicles.
Mango, chilli and ginger flavoured beers are crafted and available at Matso's Broome Brewery, which is also the country's remotest microbrewery.
Broome lays claim to 130 million year old rock surfaces with three varieties of dinosaur markings and tracks. This not only indicated the presence of sauropods during prehistoric times but also ornithopods and the carnivorous theropods.
A bush fruit named Gubinge which grows in Broome is known to have the highest concentration of Vitamin C of any fruit on the planet.
The aboriginal Yawuru people of Broome divide the year into six seasons based on the temperature, winds and rainfall.
Iconic documentarian Sir David Attenborough once called the Horizontal Waterfalls in Broome's Talbot Bay "Australia's most unusual wonder."
Gutters are not a part of buildings in the city as water from the heavy downpours during the wet season cannot be contained by gutters.
Big tidal moves occur in Broome twice daily and the waves are known to reach heights of over 9m on some days and the entire coastline looks different based on the tidal conditions of the day.
Those based at Cable Beach Hotels the likes of the Oaks Cable Beach Sanctuary and others will find that Cable Beach is one of few beaches in the world that are suitable for playing polo on horseback.
Before the invention of plastic, mother-of-pearl shells found in towns such as Broome were used to make buttons on shirts, coats and other attire.
Cable Beach in Broome is also a breeding ground for Flatback turtles as females will lay around 50 eggs in a single night.
The globe's biggest and best quality pearl as found in Broome and measured in at 22.24mm.
The Yawuru communities are the first settlers and the technical owners of Broome as a town.
Twenty two kilometres in length, Cable Beach is thus named due to the telegraph cable that was set up between Java and Broome in 1889.
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