Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Modern stromatolites in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
LocationWestern Australia
Nearest cityDenham
Coordinates26°26′28″S 114°20′58″E / 26.44111°S 114.34944°E / -26.44111; 114.34944
Area1,270 km2 (490 sq mi)
Governing bodyWA Department of Parks and Wildlife
WebsiteOfficial website

The Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is a protected marine nature reserve located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The 127,000-hectare (310,000-acre) nature reserve boasts the most diverse and abundant examples of living marine stromatolites in the world, monuments to life on Earth over 3,500 million years BP.

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