More than any other region in Australia, the Kimberley allows you to examine the origins of the Australian continent. The oldest rocks in the Kimberley have formed some 2000 million years ago and virtually all Kimberley rocks are more than 400 million years old.
The Kimberley is unique because, unlike most other areas in the world, very little geological activity has occurred since the rock formations were formed. The last period of intense mountain building in the Kimberley was 1700 million years ago.
The Kimberley region offers some mind-numbing statistics: With an area of approx. 421,000sq km, the region is larger than Japan and much larger than the United Kingdom. Yet, in this vast area, there are only three towns with a population over 2,000, and a total population of only about 35,000 for the region.