Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia. The town is located 1270km north of the state capital Perth and 3366km southwest of Darwin. Exmouth is positioned approximately 170km north of the Tropic of Capricorn.

The town was originally constructed in 1964 to support the nearby United States Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt. Nowadays the town relies more on tourism than the station for its existence. The current resident population is approximately 2,400. Between April and October, numbers swell to 6000 during the tourist season.

Exmouth is one of the few areas in Australia that can boast the "Range to Reef" experience. The Cape Range National Park which has some spectacular gorges is an area of 506 square kilometres and its main area is focused on the west coast of the Cape which provides a large variety of camp sites on the coastal fringe of the Park.

Exmouth Gulf is a rich marine environment. The mangrove systems on the eastern margins are areas of high primary productivity feeding and restocking both the Gulf and the famed nearby Ningaloo Reef.