Berkeley - Edgework. back to main website Satellite road map of kimberley showing schools
broome | dampier peninsula | derby | gibb river | halls creek great sandy desert warmunkununurrawyndham | |
Maps of Kimberley Catholic Schools
Click this link for a google map image
Click this link for a flagr map
The flagr map is of the Kimberley region with the schools and a couple of other sitesflagged . There is a zoom control and the map can be viewed as a roadmap only, satellite map only or both roadmap and satellite map superimposed (Hybrid). Moving the mouse over the markers reveals the name of the school or locality.
Clicking on a location where there is a Catholic School will link you to the page on this From Broome to Wyndham via Halls Creek is around 1000 kilometres by road. This is Highway 1, all bitumen, but with creek crossings that can flood during the wet season.
The Roads shown with dashes - - - are secondary roads - gravel, stone, black soil or sandy. These are frequently closed during the wet season - sometimes for months.
The usual tour of the schools by road takes between 4 & 5 weeks usually and involves approximately 3,000 Kilometres of road travel.
During the wet season school visits, particularly to remoter schools, are often by light plane (usually a Cessna 210 - Centurion).
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