Kimberley, Western Australia

Acquired in December 2025, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures part of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. 

The large inlet on the left is King Sound – a gulf measuring about 120 km long and 50 km wide. King Sound has the highest tides in Australia, and amongst the highest in the world, reaching a maximum range of around 11 to 12 m. 

Several rivers empty their muddy and sediment-laden waters into the sound. Among these, the Fitzroy River, flowing from the bottom centre of the image, is one of Australia’s largest watercourses. The port town of Derby lies near the mouth of this river on the western shore of the smaller peninsula jutting out into the sound.