The Pilbara region is large. It covers approximately 200,000 km² but is sparsely populated by humans.
The Pilbara is a unique, ancient landscape with variable climates and diverse geology.
The Pilbara coastline is the most cyclone-prone region of Australia, with an average of five tropical cyclones per year.
The region has many diverse habitat types. These include mangroves, grassland savannas, mountain ranges, gorges, wetlands and tropical woodlands.
The Pilbara is a biogeographic transition zone between the tropical north and semi-arid desert. This is a zone where the plants and animals of these two distinct climate types can be found.
The Pilbara has some of the richest and most unusual biodiversity on earth.
