Peron Peninsula
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Peron Peninsula is located in the Shark Bay World Heritage site in Western Australia.
It is the largest of the Shark Bay peninsulas.
It is the location of the localities of Denham and Monkey Mia. It is the location of former Pastoral leases - Peron, and Nanga stations. It is the main location of land access to points within the World Heritage site.
The northern area contains the Francois Peron National Park It is surrounded by the Shark Bay Marine Park and at the lower south east part is adjacent to the Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve.
Western side - southern portion is the Henri Freycinet Harbour, eastern side - Hamelin Pool
The narrowest section of the peninsual is between Nanga and Goulet Bluff - which has Shell Beach located on the eastern side which lies in the L'Haridon Bight.
[edit] Further reading
- (1830) Account of Peron's Peninsula, in Shark's Bay, Western Australia : with remarks on its capabilities and fitness to receive a small fishing settlement : compiled from various sources by a gentleman in the service of the Hon. East India Company. From the Edinburgh Journal of Natural and Geographical Science, Vol. II, 1830, pp. 249-257.
(available as a photocopy at Battye Library
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