UNESCO World Heritage

Shark Bay, Western Australia

Natural Inscribed 1991

UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Australia. Inscribed in 1991.

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Linked countries

Australia

Primary

Linked areas and landscapes

Shark Bay, Western Australia

Landscape National Park Landscape

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Natural

Inscribed 1991

Countries Australia

Area Shark Bay, Western Australia

Area 2,200,902 ha

Coordinates -25.4861, 113.4361

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

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