InformationShark Bay is bounded by the town of Carnarvon to the north, and extends westwards to include the outer chain of Bernier, Dorre and Dirk Hartog islands, then over 200 km southwards joining up with Edel Land and extending southwards to Zuytdorp Nature Reserve. The western boundary is three nautical miles off the coast. The eastern boundary is adjacent to the coast south from Carnarvon to Hamelin Pool, then continuing southwards substantially inland from the west coast.
The extent of the Shark Bay area is 2,197,300 hectares (ha). Shark Bay comprises a series of north-south facing peninsulas and islands which separate inlets and bays from each other and the Indian Ocean. The coastline is 1,500 km long and includes the 200 m high Zuytdorp cliffs. (25.5000° S, 113.5000° E)
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