Dampier Peninsula

Dampier Peninsula Western Australia
Dampier Peninsula
Coordinates	17°12′36″S 122°48′36″E / 17.21000°S 122.81000°E / -17.21000; 122.81000
Population	1,051 (SAL 2021)[1]

The Dampier Peninsula is a peninsula located north of Broome and Roebuck Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the west and north, and King Sound to the east. It is named after the mariner and explorer William Dampier who visited it. The northernmost part of the peninsula is Cape Leveque. It is sparsely inhabited, mostly by Indigenous Australian peoples, some of whom have been granted native title rights to some of their traditional lands. There are many coastal inlets, bays and other features, including Beagle Bay on its western side.