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  • filter_dramaUnderstand
    Shark Bay is centred on the towns of Monkey Mia and Debham and is made up of Francois Peron National Park, Dirk Hartog Island, Shell Beach, Shark Bay Marine Park, Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve. It was given World Heritage status in 1991.

    Monkey Mia is pronounced Monkey-My-Ah, not Monkey Mee-Ah.

    The Shark Bay World Heritage Discover Centre [http://www.sharkbayinterpretivecentre.com.au/] is in Denham.
    • History

      The European history of the area goes back to when Dirk Hartog, the [wiki=a67d4cbdd1b59e0ffccc6bafc83eb033]Dutch[/wiki] explorer landed at Shark Bay in 1616, over 150 years before Captain Cook made his first landing at [wiki=85840d1b797c03a75dc9c5b0fdca85fd#Kurnell]Kurnell[/wiki] in 1770 leading to the establishment of the [wiki=89f9c9f489be2a83cf57e53b9197d288]British[/wiki] colony at [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki] 18 years later. The Dutch didn't care for the area, as it contained none of the spices or other valuables they were looking to trade or acquire. Their further visits were largely the result of being blown off course on route to the Dutch East Indies (modern day [wiki=4647d00cf81f8fb0ab80f753320d0fc9]Indonesia[/wiki]).

      Francois Peron National Park is named after a French naturalist who visited Shark Bay in 1801 and 1803. For many years it was a sheep station. The government bought it in 1990. The old homestead is now a museum.

    • Landscape

      Shark Bay has some amazing landscapes. There are beautiful beaches, including Shell Beach, made entirely of shells. There are cliffs, bays and inlets.

    • Flora and fauna

      A large section of Shark Bay has been cleared of non-native wildlife and fenced off at the narrowest point to provide a conservation reserve for rare Australia wildlife. The project is called Project Eden. Many native animals have been releases including the woylie, mallee fowl, southern brown bandicoot and bilby.

      The Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is home to the stromatolites, a rare and ancient form of life.

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    • By plane

      Shark Bay Airport (MJK) is around 8km from Denham, and around 16km from Monkey Mia on the Monkey Mia Road. The airport has a sealed landing strip, but no terminal facilities of any substance.

      Skywest [url=http://www.skywest.com.au]]services the airport from [[Perth[/url]] four times a week, and from [wiki=997d4960e35451f29c183d55c96ab615]Exmouth[/wiki] weekly.

      [wiki=235ea8334c45793384ab912eee745406]Carnarvon[/wiki] is 350km from Denham/Monkey Mia, and has daily flights from [wiki=4bc44fa25c7afaf63618e6586084052e]Perth[/wiki].

    • By car

      Shark Bay is around 1000km drive north from [wiki=4bc44fa25c7afaf63618e6586084052e]Perth[/wiki]. It is around 5000km drive from [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki], and about as far away from [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki] as you can get on the [wiki=4442e4af0916f53a07fb8ca9a49b98ed]Australian[/wiki] mainland.

      Shark Bay Car Hire [http://www.carhire.net.au/] is a local operator. None of the majors operate in the area.

  • filter_dramaFees/Permits
    Shark Bay Marine Park and Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is free.
    * Francois Peron National Park is: $10 per car, $5 per motorbike, free for holders of WA National Park pass.
    Holiday and annual passes are also available at Department of Environment and Conservation offices

    * Monkey Mia Reserve is: adult $6, child $2, family $12. Holiday permit (valid for 4 weeks) is: adult $9, child $4, family $22.
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    The wild dolphins come close to shore at the bay in the mornings. It is possible to feed them. This is in a supervised resort setting, so if you want to get close to the dolphins arrive as early as possible
    * Home of the oldest living organisms in the world.
    * is kilometres long beach, comprised of small shells, metres deep.
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    * is accessible by plane from Shark Bay airport by charter flight, or by 4wd and barge. Barge crossing must be prearranged. There is accommodation on the island.

    * blowholes
    * the most westerly point on the Australian mainland
    * The salt mountain at the Useless Loop salt mines can be seen from Denham beach.
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    Recreational fishing is allowed in Shark Bay, but there are special rules as it is a National Park. Several charter boat providers operate out of Denham
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    [wiki=235ea8334c45793384ab912eee745406]Carnarvon[/wiki] and onto [wiki=2b21714d9794c3397d9309f80a0b8947]Exmouth[/wiki] heading north.
    * [wiki=d878fa294e01f8cb1b8b06903b59ad39]Kalbarri[/wiki] and [wiki=7e3de1ecf9fc60bdb58b17d6cb6ddf62]Kalbarri National Park[/wiki] are to the south.

    [[WikiPedia: Shark_Bay]]
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