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The peninsular is home to a rich heritage of aboriginal culture, with the communities of Bardi Community, Beagle Bay Community, Bobeiding Community, Djarindjin Community and Ngardalargin Community with numerous other smaller communities, pearling camps, tourist resorts and outstations. The Bardi people are the Indigenous Australians from the area around Broome and parts of the Dampier Archipelago in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. ... Beagle Bay () is a medium-sized Aboriginal Community on the western side of the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome. ...

The northern most part of the peninsula is Cape Leveque.

Ecology

There is numerous small trees, shrubs and animals living on and in the sea surrounding the peninsula.

Transport

The peninsula is traversed from south to north by the Cape Leveque Road.

By road: The Cape Leveque road is generally of poor condition and often closed during the wet season. Four wheel drive is recommended. There is numerous tour operators running bus services on the peninsula.

By Air: There are air strips at Cape Leveque, Bardi, Djarindjin (Lombadina), Beagle Bay and some of the smaller communities and pearl farms.

Tourism

There are several tourist accomodation facilities such as Kooljamon (Cape Leveque) and Middle Lagoon (Middle Lagoon).

External links

Shire of Broome