Shark Bay World Heritage Area

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Shark Bay World Heritage Area is a globally significant coastal marine ecosystem in Western Australia renowned for its rich biodiversity, extensive seagrass beds, stromatolites, and important habitats for dugongs and dolphins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
coastal ecosystem ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
contains Bernier Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dirk Hartog Island ⓘ
Dorre Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Francois Peron National Park ⓘ
Hamelin Pool ⓘ
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve ⓘ
Peron Peninsula ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
governedBy Australian Government ⓘ
Government of Western Australia ⓘ
hasDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasEcosystemType arid terrestrial shrublands ⓘ
mangrove communities ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
seagrass meadows ⓘ
hasFeature arid-zone mangroves ⓘ
calcareous dunes ⓘ
carbonate platforms ⓘ
hypersaline embayments ⓘ
largest known seagrass bank in the world ⓘ
sandy islands ⓘ
hasTourismActivity dolphin interaction at Monkey Mia ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) and VI (Protected Area with sustainable use) ⓘ
knownFor extensive seagrass beds ⓘ
habitats for dolphins ⓘ
habitats for dugongs ⓘ
high marine endemism ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
stromatolites ⓘ
locatedIn Western Australia ⓘ
locatedOn Indian Ocean ⓘ
managementPlan Shark Bay World Heritage Property Strategic Plan ⓘ
nearestTown Denham ⓘ
Monkey Mia ⓘ
partOf Shark Bay ⓘ
recognizedFor long-term ecological research on dolphins ⓘ
outstanding universal value ⓘ
supportsSpecies Australian sea lion ⓘ
Humpback whale ⓘ
linked to: humpback whale

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin ⓘ
dugong ⓘ
green turtle ⓘ
hawksbill turtle ⓘ
loggerhead turtle ⓘ
pelican ⓘ
pied cormorant ⓘ
ray ⓘ
shark ⓘ
southern right whale ⓘ
stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria ⓘ
wader bird ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
seagrass decline from marine heatwaves ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1991 ⓘ

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Gascoyne region → containsWorldHeritageSite → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Hamelin Pool → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Peron Peninsula → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Peron Peninsula → includedIn → Shark Bay World Heritage Property ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Monkey Mia → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Denham → isMainSettlementOf → Shark Bay area ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Denham → isTouristGatewayTo → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Denham → heritageStatusNearby → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Denham → hasNearbyFeature → Shark Bay Marine Park ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve → partOf → Shark Bay Marine Park ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve → partOf → World Heritage site Shark Bay, Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Francois Peron National Park → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Francois Peron National Park → partOf → Shark Bay Marine Park (adjacent marine environment) ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Dirk Hartog Island → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Malgana people → culturalRegion → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Bernier Island → partOf → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Nhanda people → associatedWith → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Yingkarta people → traditionalCountryIncludes → Shark Bay area ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Malgana language → isAssociatedWith → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Gascoyne → hasFeature → World Heritage‑listed Shark Bay ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Shire of Shark Bay → contains → Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ
Shire of Shark Bay → governs → Shark Bay marine region ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area
Shire of Shark Bay → hasProtectedAreaWithin → Shark Bay Marine Park ⓘ
linked to: Shark Bay World Heritage Area