Kimberley tropical savanna


The Kimberley tropical savanna is a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion in northwestern Australia, covering portions of Western Australia and the Northern Territory south of the Timor Sea.

Geography

The ecoregion lies in Northwestern coastal Australia, including the Kimberley Region of Western Australia and extending into the Northern Territory.
It is bounded on the north by the Timor Sea. The Arnhem Land tropical savanna ecoregion lies to the northeast, the Carpentaria tropical savanna lies to the east, and the Victoria Plains tropical savanna ecoregion lies to the southeast and south. The Great Sandy-Tanami desert ecoregion lies to the southeast.

IBRA regions

The ecoregion includes five IBRA regionsCentral Kimberley, Daly Basin, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, and Victoria Bonaparte.

Protected areas

Protected areas in the ecoregion include Drysdale River National Park, Keep River National Park, Mitchell River National Park, and the northern and western portions of Gregory National Park.