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Seawater cascades down Montgomery Reef, world's largest inshore reef—Kimberley coast of Western Australia

During low tide, a torrent of seawater cascades out of the emergent Montgomery Reef, the world's largest inshore reef. At low ebb, the entire reef platform emerges from the ocean, creating a vast spectacle—hundreds of waterfalls pouring seawater up to 13 feet vertically down the exposed reef. Situated between Camden Sound and Collier Bay, Montgomery Reef forms part of Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park, along the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. "Inshore" is defined as sea areas within 9 miles from land and up to 90 meters deep.  From Darwin in Northern Territory, we cruised the Kimberley coast of Western Australia aboard the Coral Geographer chartered by Wilderness Travel tour agency. The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of the state of Western Australia.

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During low tide, a torrent of seawater cascades out of the emergent Montgomery Reef, the world's largest inshore reef. At low ebb, the entire reef platform emerges from the ocean, creating a vast spectacle—hundreds of waterfalls pouring seawater up to 13 feet vertically down the exposed reef. Situated between Camden Sound and Collier Bay, Montgomery Reef forms part of Lalang-garram/Camden Sound Marine Park, along the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. "Inshore" is defined as sea areas within 9 miles from land and up to 90 meters deep.  From Darwin in Northern Territory, we cruised the Kimberley coast of Western Australia aboard the Coral Geographer chartered by Wilderness Travel tour agency. The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of the state of Western Australia.
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