Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve

Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Western Australia
Modern stromatolites in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is located in Western Australia
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
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Nearest town or cityDenham
Coordinates26°26′28″S 114°20′58″E / 26.44111°S 114.34944°E / -26.44111; 114.34944
Area1,270 km2 (490.3 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesWA Department of Parks and Wildlife
WebsiteHamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia
Hamelin Pool stromatolites
Walkway around Hamelin Pool
Hamelin Pool Stromatolites at low tide
Hamelin Pool stromatolites close-up

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)[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Hamelin Pool & The Stromatolites". The Barracks. Ancient Enterprises Ptv Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve". WA Department of Parks and Wildlife. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2014.