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The area was given the name Shark Bay by the English explorer William Dampier, [4] on 7 August 1699. [5] Shark Bay was also visited by Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn in 1772, Nicolas Baudin from 1801 to 1803 and Louis de Freycinet in 1818. [6] Europeans, mostly pastoralists, settled in Shark Bay during the 1860s to 1870s. [6] Pearling developed ...
WA/SA border Balladonia: Norseman: 720 km (447 mi) ... Shark Bay Tourist Way 353 Shark Bay Road; ... State Map, WA Land Information Authority
North West Coastal Highway is a generally north–south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland.The 1,300-kilometre-long (808 mi) road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and largely arid landscapes.
What's on the Cooper's menu? Clams on the half shell: Florida middleneck clams ($10 for 6, $18 for 12) Oysters on the half shell: From Sebastian or Florida west coast ($13 for 6, $25 for 12); blue ...
Denham is the administrative town for the Shire of Shark Bay, Western Australia.At the 2016 census, Denham had a population of 754. [3] Located on the western coast of the Peron Peninsula 831 kilometres (516 mi) north of Perth, Denham is the westernmost publicly accessible town in Australia, and is named in honour of Captain Henry Mangles Denham of the Royal Navy, who charted Shark Bay in 1858.
This is a list of the islands in the Shark Bay area of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia, (between 24°30′0″ and 26°30′0″ S, and 112°0′0″ and 114°30′0″ E). There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the World Heritage Reserve. [1] The largest is Dirk Hartog Island.
Francois Peron National Park is a national park on the Peron Peninsula in Western Australia, 726 kilometres (451 mi) north of Perth, and located within the boundary of the Shark Bay World Heritage area.
The Shire of Shark Bay is a local government area of Western Australia in the Gascoyne region. It has an area of 25,423 square kilometres (9,816 sq mi) and a population of about 950. It has an area of 25,423 square kilometres (9,816 sq mi) and a population of about 950.