<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Shark Bay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> Shark Bay is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia . The 2,200,902 - hectare (5,438,550 - acre) heritage--listed area is located approximately 800 kilometres (500 mi) north of Perth, on the westernmost point of the Australian continent, inscribed as follows: </P> <P>... Shark Bay's waters, islands and peninsulas...have a number of exceptional natural features, including one of the largest and most diverse seagrass beds in the world . However it is for its stromatolites (colonies of microbial mats that form hard, dome - shaped deposits which are said to be the oldest life forms on earth), that the property is most renowned . The property is also famous for its rich marine life including a large population of dugongs, and provides a refuge for a number of other globally threatened species . </P>

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