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ImageImageImageCamel rides on the beachSand dunes of Shark BayMonkey Mia JettyPage 58 | australiascoralcoast.comAbundant Marine LifeShark Bay Marine Park covers 1500kilometres of coastline, making it the largestmarine embayment in Australia. On anyvisit you’re likely to spot turtles, dolphins,manta rays, whales and dugongs, be iton a boat or from the shore. The shallowwaters support a diverse ecology, includingthe largest number and area of seagrassspecies in the world, providing nutritionand shelter for the marine fauna. SharkBay is also an important turtle nestinglocation with up to 6,000 marine turtlesliving in the water including the preciousloggerhead turtle, considered the mostendangered turtle species in Australia.Tours are available, offering visitors theunique opportunity to witness Shark Bay’sabundant marine life.DugongsDue to the vast sea grass meadows inthe Shark Bay Marine Park, dugongscan be found year round near SharkBay. The Shark Bay area alone supports10 per cent of the world’s dugongpopulation. They feed on the signifi cantsea grass meadows that blanket thesea fl oor of the Shark Bay Marine Park.You can’t help but be enchanted bythese graceful (if a little bizarre looking)creatures. Dugongs can grow up to threemetres in length and weigh as much as400 kilograms. Being mammals, theycannot hold their breath under water forvery long, so they can often be spottedcoming to the surface for air. You canexperience dugongs on a wildlife cruisefrom Monkey Mia or on a scenic fl ightabove Shark Bay to spot them.Dirk Hartog IslandShark Bay World Heritage AreaFor those who like a little seclusion,Western Australia’s largest island, DirkHartog offers a peaceful retreat of beautifulscenery and private white sandy beaches.Dirk Hartog Island was the fi rst recordedlanding on Australian soil by Europeans.Captain Dirk Hartog announced his arrivalby erecting an inscribed pewter plate atthe site now known as Cape Inscription.A replica of this plate can be seen at theShark Bay World Heritage Discovery andVisitor Centre. Fishing is very good aroundthe island. Scuba diving, snorkelling andwalking are also great ways to explore thesurrounds. The island is open to visitorsfrom March to October. Air and land toursand accommodation need to be prearrangedand bookings are essential.Steep Point and Zuytdorp CliffsSpectacularly beautiful Steep Point is themost western point of mainland Australiaand is a Mecca for fi shermen. In fact it’sknown to be one of the world’s mostsuccessful land based game fi shinglocations. Access is by four wheel driveonly and visitors are advised to exercisecaution and bring their own drinking waterand supplies. This area also featuresthe magnifi cent Zuytdorp (pronouncedZurtoff) Cliffs towering up to 170 metresabove sea level. The Zuytdorp Cliffs thatbegin at Kalbarri to the south and end atSteep Point in the north make for someamazing scenery, including blowholesthat shoot sea spray up to nine metresinto the air. Land and scenic air toursare available to Steep Point and over theZuytdorp Cliffs.
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