Australia
Western Australia
Derby-West Kimberley

Boab Prison Tree

The Baobab Prison Tree, Derby is a 1,500-year-old, large hollow Adansonia gregorii tree 6 kilometres south of with a girth of 14.7 metres.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: heritage listed veteran tree in Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Boab Prison Tree, Derby” and “Prison Boab Tree”
  • Address: Derby Highway
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Kimberley Regional Prison and Derby Airport.

Prison
is an Australian prison near in the Kimberley region of north-western . It was established in August 2012. is situated 1 km southeast of Boab Prison Tree.

Aerodrome
is located 5 nautical miles southeast of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derby.

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the Region of Western Australia, best known for its giant "prison" Boab tree. It's on the north coast on an inlet of King Sound, and in 2016 had a population of 3325, half of them Aboriginal.

Boab Prison Tree

Latitude
-17.35072° or 17° 21′ 3″ south
Longitude
123.66993° or 123° 40′ 12″ east
Open location code
5QJ5JMX9+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 88894686
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­tree
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4931215
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Boab Prison Tree” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “酒瓶监狱树”
  • Dutch: “Boab Prison Tree”
  • German: “Gefängnisbaum”
  • Urdu: “بوب پریزن درخت، ڈربی”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Derby Airport Terminal 1 and Bungarun Leprosarium (Derby Leper Colony).

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boab Prison Tree”. Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.