List of islands in Shark Bay
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This is a list of the largest islands in the Shark Bay
area of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia
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There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the World Heritage Reserve
. The largest is Dirk Hartog Island
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Shark Bay
Shark Bay is a World Heritage listed bay in Western Australia. The term may also refer to:* the locality of Shark Bay, now known as Denham* Shark Bay Marine Park* Shark Bay , a shark exhibit at Sea World, Gold Coast, Australia* Shire of Shark Bay...
area of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the World Heritage Reserve
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
. The largest is Dirk Hartog Island
Dirk Hartog Island
Dirk Hartog Island is an island off the Gascoyne coast of Western Australia, within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. It is about 80 kilometres long and between 3 and 15 kilometres wide and is Western Australia's largest and most western island. It covers an area of 620 square kilometres and is...
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- Baudin Island
- Bernier IslandBernier IslandBernier Island is one of three islands that comprise the Bernier and Dorre Island Nature Reserve in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia.It was a hospital location in the early 1900s....
- 24°50′57"S 113°8′14"E - Charles Island
- Dirk Hartog IslandDirk Hartog IslandDirk Hartog Island is an island off the Gascoyne coast of Western Australia, within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. It is about 80 kilometres long and between 3 and 15 kilometres wide and is Western Australia's largest and most western island. It covers an area of 620 square kilometres and is...
- 25°50′36"S 113°3′18"E - Dorre IslandDorre IslandDorre Island is one of three islands that make up the Bernier and Dorre Island Nature Reserve in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia...
- 25°3′26"S 113°6′4"E - Double Island
- Egg Island 25°54′34"S 113°9′20"E
- Faure IslandFaure IslandFaure Island is a 58 km2 island pastoral lease and nature reserve, east of the Francois Peron National Park on the Peron Peninsula, in Shark Bay, Western Australia. It lies in line with the Monkey Mia resort to the west, and the Wooramel River on the eastern shore of Shark Bay...
- 25°51′22"S 113°53′35"E - Freycinet IslandFreycinet IslandFreycinet Island is a small island in Henri Freycinet Harbour, lying off the Carrarang peninsula in Shark Bay, on the-west coast of Western Australia...
- Friday Island
- Koks Island - 24°45′2"S 113°9′33"E
- Mary Anne Island - 26°29′6"S 113°40′59"E
- North Guano Island
- Pelican Island 25°51′12"S 114°0′48"E
- Salutation Island
- South Guano Island
- Three Bays Island
- White Island
- Wilds Island - 26°27′6"S 113°36′54"E