Zuytdorp Cliffs

The Zuytdorp Cliffs extend for about 150 kilometres (93 mi) along a rugged, spectacular and little visited segment of the Western Australian Indian Ocean coast. The cliffs extend from just south of the mouth of the Murchison River at Kalbarri, to Pepper Point south of Steep Point. The cliffs are situated in both the Gascoyne and Mid West regions of the state.

At the highest point, near Womerangee Hill, the top of the cliffs are 250 metres (820 ft) above the sea. They are named after Zuytdorp, a trading ship of the Dutch East India Company that was wrecked against the cliffs in 1712.

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