Back Шарк BE Залив на акулите Bulgarian Badia dels Taurons Catalan Shark Bay (luuk sa Ostralya, State of Western Australia, lat -25,47, long 113,49) CEB Žraločí zátoka Czech Shark Bay German सार्क बे DTY Κόλπος των καρχαριών Greek Shark Bay English Bahía Shark Spanish
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Shark Bay | |
| Location | Gascoyne region, Western Australia, Australia |
| Criteria | Natural: vii, viii, ix, x |
| Reference | 578 |
| Inscription | 1991 (15th Session) |
| Area | 2,200,902 ha |
| Coordinates | 25°30′S 113°30′E / 25.500°S 113.500°E |
  Location of Shark Bay at the most westerly point of the Australian continent | |
Shark Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Western Australia. It is about 800 km (497 mi) north of Perth. In 1991, the bay, its islands, and the land around it were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.[1]
Shark Bay has three important features to protect. It has the largest seagrass beds in the world. These are home to about 10% of the world's dugongs. And at one end of the bay are stromatolites, which are the oldest form of life on the Earth. The protected area covers 2,197,300 ha (5,429,647 acres).
- ↑ UNESCO, "Shark Bay, Western Australia"; retrieved 2012-4-23.