Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
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| Shoalwater Islands Marine Park Western Australia |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
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| Nearest town or city | Shoalwater |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Established | 25 May 1990[1] |
| Area | 65.4 km2 (25.3 sq mi) |
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| Website | Shoalwater Islands Marine Park |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
The Shoalwater Islands Marine Park is a protected marine park located in Western Australia and stretches from the northern point of the Garden Island Causeway to the southern point of Becher Point. The 6,540-hectare (16,200-acre) marine park is located offshore from the suburban locality of Shoalwater.[2][3]
Several small limestone islands are located within the boundaries of the park, including Penguin Island and Seal Island.
See also
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References
Further reading
- Crane, Kevin, Carolyn Thomson and Peter Dans.(1995) Discovering Penguin Island and the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Como, W.A. Dept.of Conservation and Land Management. ISBN 0-7309-6971-1
- Thomson-Dans, Carolyn.(2005) Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Landscope (Como, W.A), Autumn 2005, p. 52-53.
External links
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