Shark Bay World Heritage Area
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Shark Bay World Heritage Area is a globally significant coastal marine ecosystem in Western Australia renowned for its rich biodiversity, extensive seagrass beds, stromatolites, and important habitats for dugongs and dolphins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shark Bay World Heritage Area canonical | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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coastal ecosystem ⓘ marine protected area ⓘ |
| contains |
Bernier Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dirk Hartog Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorre Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Francois Peron National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamelin Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Peron Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Australian Government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
arid terrestrial shrublands
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mangrove communities ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ seagrass meadows ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arid-zone mangroves
ⓘ
calcareous dunes ⓘ carbonate platforms ⓘ hypersaline embayments ⓘ largest known seagrass bank in the world ⓘ sandy islands ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
dolphin interaction at Monkey Mia
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II (National Park) and VI (Protected Area with sustainable use) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive seagrass beds
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habitats for dolphins ⓘ habitats for dugongs ⓘ high marine endemism ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ stromatolites ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| managementPlan | Shark Bay World Heritage Property Strategic Plan ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Denham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monkey Mia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shark Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
long-term ecological research on dolphins
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outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Australian sea lion
NERFINISHED
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Humpback whale NERFINISHED ⓘ Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin NERFINISHED ⓘ dugong ⓘ green turtle ⓘ hawksbill turtle ⓘ loggerhead turtle ⓘ pelican ⓘ pied cormorant NERFINISHED ⓘ ray ⓘ shark ⓘ southern right whale ⓘ stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria ⓘ wader bird ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
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invasive species ⓘ seagrass decline from marine heatwaves ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1991 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.