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Shark Bay World Heritage Ortant N Imp Plac Gutharraguda Is the Malgana Aboriginal Name a E for Shark Bay View wildlife swimming in clear water from Humpback whale Indo-Pacic bottlenose dolphin Colour contrasts come with Megaptera novaeangliae the lookouts at Eagle Blu and Skipjack Tursiops aduncus a sea views all along the uty and bundan Point, from the jetties at Denham and Bea ce Peron Peninsula. Monkey Mia, or from a boat or kayak. www.dpaw.wa.gov.au www.dpaw.wa.gov.au www.sharkbay.org Email: [email protected] Email: Ph: (08) 9948 2226 9948 (08) Ph: indow in time 6537 WA Denham Terrace, Knight W District Bay Shark Spotted eagle ray Wildlife and Parks of Department Aetobatus narinari Experience dolphins up close at Monkey Mia. www.sharkbayvisit.com [email protected] Shark Bay is 1590 9948 (08) Ph: outstanding for the 6537 WA Denham Terrace, Knight abundance of life in its Centre Visitor and Hamelin Pool’s clear waters and the Discovery Heritage World Bay Shark microbial mats and striking beauty of desert stromatolites show what landscapes meeting the sea. information more For life looked like three billion years ago. Tiger shark Pied cormorant Galeocerdo cuvier Phalacrocorax varius OCEAN A walk along the boardwalk at Hamelin INDIAN AUSTRALIA Pool reveals more about these y WESTERN r Loggerhead turtle a d prehistoric life forms. The Boolagoorda n u Caretta caretta BAY SHARK o B trail to the telegraph station introduces Squid a e r A more recent history. Sepioteuthis sp. e g a t i bitats a r g ha nd s e n p H i e lv c d i l Fragum cockles and stromatolites o e r Ev s o W thrive in hypersaline waters. See them Fragum cockles Tropical and temperate y a Fragum erugatum B at Shell Beach and Hamelin Pool. climates meet at Shark Bay and k Island Denham r a Faure h combine with 400,000 hectares of S seagrass to support a mixture of life Mia Monkey found only here. The seagrass Island Hartog Dirk World Heritage Area Heritage World Peninsula banks also shape Shark Peron Y A SHARK B SHARK Bay's marine geology, BAY SHARK chemistry and Island Dorre Pink snapper biology. Carnarvon Pagrus auratus Island Bernier Dugong Dugong dugon Shark Bay World Heritage ortant n imp plac Gutharraguda is the Malgana Aboriginal name A e for Shark Bay. It means two bays and the area the world See giant ripples of seagrass from the Thick-billed grasswren in air, view them from lookouts, or have a Amytornis textilis is the traditional country of people belonging closer look snorkelling or kayaking. to three Aboriginal language groups: Western barred bandicoot Malgana, Nhanda and Yingkarta. Many of Perameles bougainville See thick-billed grasswrens around these people live in Shark Bay today. Shark Bay was inscribed on the Elegant seasnake Monkey Mia and listen for the Hydrophis elegans melodious call of chiming Black and white fairy-wren In 1616 a Dutch trader, Dirk Hartog, World Heritage list in 1991 for its wedgebills from low shrubs Malurus leucopterus leucopterus left a plate on Dirk Hartog Island throughout Shark Bay. natural values. inscribed with the details of his Wildlife refuge World Heritage places represent journey. As the first record of Boodie / Burrowing bettong a European landing on Bettongia lesueur the best Earth has to oer and Many animals rely on Shark Australia this was a Shark Bay is listed because: Bay’s islands and peninsulas significant event in for their survival. Australia’s history. of its beauty and abundance A succession of seafarers followed, visiting . evolving habitats and species Shark Bay before settlement began in the mid Chiming wedgebill 1800s. Although affected by the industries of . it’s a window in time Psophodes occidentalis settlers, Shark Bay remains largely Banded hare-wallaby unspoiled and its natural values are . it’s a wildlife refuge Lagostrophus fasciatus internationally significant. Woma python Come and experience World Aspidites ramsayi ray, eagle Spotted You can experience many of Heritage in Shark Bay. narinari Aetobatus these values first-hand Bearded dragon when visiting Shark Bay. Pogona minor Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Bilby Macrotis lagotis Gidgee skink Egernia stokesii badia Greater stick-nest rat Leporillus conditor Shark Bay mouse Watch out for wildlife on Thorny devil Echidna Pseudomys eldi Moloch horridus the roads in Shark Bay. Tachyglossus aculeatus Follow the World Heritage Drive to experience Shark Bay 4 Between Shell Beach and Eagle Blu Turtle Bay Lookout Cape Inscription in a two-wheel drive vehicle. Enjoy the striking beauty of desert landscapes against the Cape Peron Cape Levillain sea at Goulet Bluff, Whalebone and Fowlers Camp. Contact Urchin Point 1 Hamelin Pool stromatolites and Dampiers Landing Skipjack Point historic telegraph station the Discovery Centre on 08 9948 1590 for camping Wildlife West Point information. ‘The Block’ Bottle Bay The microbial mats and stromatolites of Hamelin Pool refuges represent a large portion of the Earth’s history. Nearby is the 5 Eagle Blu Gregories historic telegraph station and a shell block quarry. Find out The islands and Withnell Point Watch sharks, rays, turtles and fish cruise the clear shallow more along the walk starting at the Hamelin Pool carpark, or peninsulas of Shark Bay South Gregories water below the lookout. CAUTION Herald Bight from the old telegraph station. provide hope for species Shifting dunes, Cattle Well extinct or endangered soft sand 6 Ocean Park Guichenalt Point 2 Nanga Bay elsewhere. Please observe See some of Shark Bay’s marine wildlife up close during a This peaceful location with shady trees and access to the quarantine restrictions for Herald Blu guided tour of the aquarium. Mystery Beach water was once a pastoral station. the islands. Sandy Point Sanctuary Zone 7 Denham See www.sharkbay.org for 3 Shell Beach, Wulgada Denham, the main town of Shark Bay, began as a more information. Wooramel Trillions of tiny cockle shells piled up to 10 metres Seagrass Bank ramshackle town that grew around a pearlers’ camp. The Sandy Point deep make up Shell Beach. Discover their shallow water alongside the main street is safe for Cape Lesueur Francois Peron connection with seagrass along the short walk swimming. National Park Cape Rose to the beach. Charlies Harbour Lookout Dirk Hartog Big Lagoon Sanctuary Zone 8 World Heritage Discovery Centre Wulyibidi Redcli Bay Monkey Mia Shark Bay mouse Louisa Bay Quoin Head Find out more about what to see and do in Shark Bay and Pseudomys eldi Island Big Lagoon 11 AD book tours at the Discovery Centre. Delve into Shark Bay’s National Park A RO Marine MI Middle Blu Peron KEY World Heritage values and history in the display (display Homestead ON Wirruwana 10 M 21 reserves Precinct Faure entry fees apply). Stay safe Island Reduce tyre Shark Bay’s marine Shark Bay can be hot – pressure here reserves protect 9 Little Lagoon, Thalganjangu 7 Dubaut Creek stay hydrated, drink plenty schooling sites, Little Lagoon is connected to the sea by a small, clear creek Dubaut Point of water and protect yourself Little Lagoon nursery areas, spawning - a great place to kayak and snorkel. Quoin Blu South 9 Airport from the sun. and breeding grounds. See the Tiger prawn Egg Island Nicholson Point 4 8 Penaeus esculentus 10 Peron Heritage Precinct When near the cliffs: Faure Sill Shark Bay Marine Reserves 7 Peron Peninsula Notch Point Denham brochure for more information. See how a sheep station operated, find out about Project Watch the water for large unexpected Eden and soak in a hot tub. waves. Petit Point Tetradon Loop Denham Lookout 11 Monkey Mia, Irrabuga Please keep well clear of cliff edges - they 6 WW CAUTION Mead Island OO R Experiencing dolphins up close is just one of the things to may be undercut and unstable. Shifting dunes, Ocean Park R Dirk Hartog Island Lodge LL soft sand DD do at Monkey Mia. See the Monkey Mia brochure for Be prepared for sudden wind gusts. Airstrip HH EE more information. RR II TT Supervise children at all times. AA GG EE When wading in the water wear suitable Blowholes D R R IIVV footwear to avoid stonefish. EE L’haridon Bight Surf Point Eagle Blu 5 Sanctuary Zone Bellen Prong Eagle Island Long Tom Bay 4 Surf Point Fowlers Camp Entry Monkey Rock Sunday Island Bay The Oven / Faultline Whalebone 87 fees and S o u Cape th L’haridon Bight Steep Point P Ransonnet Sanctuary Zone camping assa ge Nanga Peninsula Shelter Bay Edel Land Entry fees apply to most Heirisson Prong Hamelin Pool parks and reserves and go Ranger Station National Park 3 (proposed) Goulet Blu Marine Nature towards maintaining roads and Nor 6 facilities. Park passes can be Green turtle Shell Beach Chelonia mydas Reserve purchased at the Department of Parks Cloughs 2 SHA and Wildlife office or Discovery Centre Nanga Bay Resort RK Lookout Bar BA Y in Denham, but are not valid for Monkey R O Thunder Bay Blowholes A Useless Loop Nanga Bay D Mia Reserve. With a high clearance four-wheel drive Thunder Bay (no access) you can venture along soft sandy tracks Camping fees apply throughout Shark Bay and are Reduce tyre mostly paid on entry. However, permits are required and enjoy sights beyond the bitumen. pressure here Craysh Bay in advance for Fowlers Camp and Whalebone – contact Francois Peron National Park Carrarang Station Hamelin Pool Caravan Park the Discovery Centre on 08 9948 1590. Shark Bay and Telegraph Station Experience the beauty and abundance of Shark Bay Bookings are required for Dirk Hartog Island National Park False Entrance in this park on the northern half of Peron Peninsula.
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