William Bay National Park
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William Bay National Park is a national park in Western Australia
(Australia
), 369 km southeast of Perth
.
Fifteen kilometres west of Denmark, Western Australia
, William Bay National Park covers 1734 hectares and includes Greens Pool
and Elephant Rocks
. The granite boulders create a natural reef which protects Greens Pool
from the Great Southern Ocean
, and is a safe swimming beach for children (under supervision). William Bay National Park is located in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia along the Rainbow Coast, and is in the Shire of Denmark
.
William Bay was named after the famed British Arctic explorer and navigator, Sir William Edward Parry
, as were two other nearby features, Parry Inlet and Edward Point. The bay was named in the 1830s by John Septimus Roe
.
The rare and ancient Main's assassin spider
, currently listed as threatened, was found to inhabit the park during a survey conducted in 2008.
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...
(Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
), 369 km southeast of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Fifteen kilometres west of Denmark, Western Australia
Denmark, Western Australia
Denmark is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, south-south-east of the state capital of Perth. At the 2006 census, Denmark had a population of 2,732.-History:...
, William Bay National Park covers 1734 hectares and includes Greens Pool
Greens pool
Greens Pool is a beach on the south coast of Western Australia between Denmark and Walpole.This sheltered beach is part of William Bay National Park and has a sandy white beach ringed by large granite boulders that prevent the swell of the Southern Ocean reaching the shoreline.The beach has a car...
and Elephant Rocks
Elephant Rocks, Western Australia
Elephant Rocks is a sheltered beach in Western Australia, a few hundred metres east of Greens Pool. It is located about 15 km west from Denmark, in William Bay National Park...
. The granite boulders create a natural reef which protects Greens Pool
Greens pool
Greens Pool is a beach on the south coast of Western Australia between Denmark and Walpole.This sheltered beach is part of William Bay National Park and has a sandy white beach ringed by large granite boulders that prevent the swell of the Southern Ocean reaching the shoreline.The beach has a car...
from the Great Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
, and is a safe swimming beach for children (under supervision). William Bay National Park is located in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia along the Rainbow Coast, and is in the Shire of Denmark
Shire of Denmark
The Shire of Denmark is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about west of Albany and about south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Denmark....
.
William Bay was named after the famed British Arctic explorer and navigator, Sir William Edward Parry
William Edward Parry
Sir William Edward Parry was an English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer, who in 1827 attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole...
, as were two other nearby features, Parry Inlet and Edward Point. The bay was named in the 1830s by John Septimus Roe
John Septimus Roe
John Septimus Roe was the first Surveyor-General of Western Australia. He was a renowned explorer, and a Member of Western Australia's Legislative and Executive Councils for nearly 40 years.-Early life:...
.
The rare and ancient Main's assassin spider
Archaeidae
The Archaeidae are a spider family with 25 described species in three genera.Their common name pelican spider stems from their specialised anatomy: they have evolved elongated jaws and necks for catching other spiders.-Distribution:...
, currently listed as threatened, was found to inhabit the park during a survey conducted in 2008.