Pilbara Coast

[4] Lagoons protected by barrier islands, embayments, river deltas, and rocky headlands are the main coastal features.

The Archean rocks outcrop in several places along the coast, including in the Dampier Archipelago and the adjacent mainland.

The Pilbara (nearshore) bioregion extends from the shore to the ten-metre bathymetric contour, and includes the Dampier Archipelago and other near-shore islands.

[5] The Pilbara Coast is home to five species of mangrove – Aegialitis annulata, Aegiceras corniculatum, Avicennia marina, Bruguiera exaristata, Ceriops tagal, and Rhizophora stylosa.

[8] The intertidal mud flats are home to abundant burrowing invertebrates, which sustain migratory and resident birds.

[5] The Australian Aboriginal peoples of the Pilbara Coast include, from west to east, the Thalanyji, Nhuwala, Martuthunira, Yapurarra, Ngarluma, Kariyarra, Nyamal, and Ngarla.

[9] Settlements on the coast include the towns of Exmouth, Onslow, Dampier, Karratha, Roebourne, and Port Hedland.