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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Exmouth Off Northwest Coastal Hwy.
Gascoyne Ri Ri R ver ver ve e n 55 Knight Terrace, Denham
WA 6537 (08) 9948 1590; Dolphin
Info Centre, Monkey Mia (08)
9948 1366. 7 to Monkey Mia.
Carnarvon = 8 0 -
Transport
@ from Perth.

Monkey Mia
Visitors flock to this small beach to meet the
friendly wild dolphins that come to shore to
be fed almost every morning. Also available
are boat trips that go in search of dugongs,
turtles and dolphins.tles and dolphins.
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Shell Beach
Shark Bay This 60-km (40-mile)
beach is unique in being
comprised of tiny cockle
W o o r a m e l S e a g r a s s B a n k
shells, piled on top of
each other to a depth of
some 10 m (33 ft).
River

Faure Wooramel
Island Wo W

Hamelin Pool Stromatolites
Hamelin Pool These columns, formed by cyanobacteria, the
Marine
Nature earliest life on earth, tell scientists much about
Reserve how life developed.

Hamelin Pool
Key
Highway
Major road
Minor road
Denham-Hamelin Road
Henri Geraldton Unsurfaced road
Freycinet 4WD only
Harbour Marine park
Useless Loop Road National park border
0 kilometres 20
0 miles 20

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