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# Shark Bay, Western Australia
Denham · Australia

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1991.

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Reference localityDenham

Country / geographic scopeAustralia

Place typeNature

Point coordinates-25.48611, 113.43611

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Shark Bay, Western Australia

Natural · Inscription: 1991

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/578/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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[Reference 2 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/578/)

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