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Nanga

Home > Places > South Peron/Nanga (Proposed) National Park > Nanga

Nanga Bay on the western side of Peron Peninsula is a beachside resort with access to Henri Freycinet Harbour. Once part of a pastoral station, this area now has accommodation and other facilities while the rest of the former pastoral property was purchased for conservation purposes.

Nanga is accessed from the Shark Bay Road 50km south of Denham and 77km from the North West Coastal Highway.

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  • Monkey Mia
    • Dolphin Experience
    • Dolphin History
    • Meet the Monkey Mia Dolphins
    • Volunteering at Monkey Mia
  • Hamelin Pool Stromatolites
    • Stromatolites
    • Old Telegraph Station
    • Coquina (Shell Block) Quarry
  • South Peron/Nanga (Proposed) National Park
    • Eagle Bluff, Fowler’s Camp, Goulet Bluff & Whalebone
    • Shell Beach
    • Nanga
  • Francois Peron (Wulyibidi) National Park
    • Peron Heritage Precinct
    • Cape Peron & Skipjack Point
    • Camping Areas
  • Dirk Hartog Island (Wirruwana) National Park
    • Access & Safety
    • Camping on Wirruwana
  • Edel Land including Steep Point
    • Camping
    • Fishing
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  • Tamala Station
    • Fishing, Boating & Kayaking
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  • Wooramel Coast
    • Bush Bay & New Beach
    • Gladstone
    • Fishing
  • Shark Bay Marine Reserve
    • Dugong Research
    • Turtle Monitoring
  • Bernier & Dorre Islands Nature Reserve
    • History
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About Shark Bay

The shoreline of Shark Bay has a ‘W’ shape formed by the Edel Land peninsula and Dirk Hartog Island to the west, Peron Peninsula in the centre, and the eastern coastal strip. Edel Land is typified by rocky limestone and long, white sand dunes.

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(08) 9948 2226

sharkbayenquiries@dbca.wa.gov.au

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Shark Bay District Office
63 Knight Terrace,
Denham WA 6357

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