Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Shark Bay

Location

Gascoyne

Country

Australia

Year of Research

1991

Culture

At the most westerly point of the Australian continent, Shark Bay, with its islands and the land nearby it, has three outstanding natural features.
its huge sea-grass beds, which are the largest (4,800 km2) and richest in the world; its dugong (‘sea cow’) population.
its stromatolites (colonies of algae which form durable, dome-shaped deposits and are among the oldest forms of life on earth).
It is also home to five species of endangered mammals.