L'Haridon Bight
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L'Haridon Bight is one of the bays on the eastern side of the Peron Peninsula
in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site
in the Gascoyne
region of Western Australia
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At its southern end lies Shell Beach
which is part of the very narrow Taillefer Isthmus that leads to the Peron Peninusula to the north. Its mouth at the north is just south west of Faure Island
, where two points define its northern reach - Petit Point in the eastern part, and Dubaut Point to the west on the Peron Peninsula. It is one of locations in the Shark Bay where the water is hypersaline , and is also where a marine reserve exists
Peron Peninsula
Peron Peninsula is a long narrow peninsula located in the Shark Bay World Heritage site in Western Australia, at about 25o51' S longitude and 113o30' E latitude. It is some 80 miles long, running north-northwesterly, located east of Henri Freycinet Harbour and west of Havre Hamelin and Faure...
in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Shark Bay is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. It is an area centred approximately on , 800 kilometres north of Perth, on the westernmost point of Australia. An expedition led by Dirk Hartog happened upon the area in 1616, becoming the second group of Europeans...
in the Gascoyne
Gascoyne
Gascoyne is the name of a number of places, including:* Gascoyne , a region which contains** the town of Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia** the Gascoyne River** the Shire of Upper Gascoyne* Gascoyne, North Dakota, a town...
region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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At its southern end lies Shell Beach
Shell Beach, Western Australia
Shell Beach is a beach in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia, 45 kilometres south-east of Denham.It covers a 110 km long stretch of coast along the L'Haridon Bight. It is one of only two beaches in the world made entirely from shells....
which is part of the very narrow Taillefer Isthmus that leads to the Peron Peninusula to the north. Its mouth at the north is just south west of Faure Island
Faure Island
Faure Island is a 58 km2 island pastoral lease and nature reserve, east of the Francois Peron National Park on the Peron Peninsula, in Shark Bay, Western Australia. It lies in line with the Monkey Mia resort to the west, and the Wooramel River on the eastern shore of Shark Bay...
, where two points define its northern reach - Petit Point in the eastern part, and Dubaut Point to the west on the Peron Peninsula. It is one of locations in the Shark Bay where the water is hypersaline , and is also where a marine reserve exists