Cape Arid National Park

Cape Arid National Park
Western Australia
Yokinup Bay, Cape Arid
Cape Arid National Park is located in Western Australia
Cape Arid National Park
Cape Arid National Park
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Coordinates33°42′14″S 123°22′10″E / 33.70389°S 123.36944°E / -33.70389; 123.36944
Population4 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1969
Area2,794.46 km2 (1,078.9 sq mi)[2]
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment and Conservation
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia

Cape Arid National Park is a national park located in Western Australia, 731 kilometres (454 mi) southeast of Perth. The park is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Esperance[3] and lies on the shore of the south coast from the eastern end of the Recherche Archipelago.

The bay at its eastern side is Israelite Bay, a locality often mentioned in Bureau of Meteorology weather reports as a geographical marker.[4] The western end is known as Duke of Orleans Bay.[5] Its coastline is defined by Cape Arid, a bay called Sandy Bight[6] and, further east, Cape Pasley.[7]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Arid (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Australian Adventure Directory - A guide to Cape Arid National Park at Esperance, Western Australia". 2009. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Eucla Coastal Waters". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ Chalmers, C. E. (Colin E.); Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Environment; Western Australia; Chalmers, Colin (1983), Duke of Orleans Bay Regional Park plan of development and management, Dept. of Conservation and Environment, retrieved 20 June 2023
  6. ^ Australia. Division of National Mapping (1982), Sandy Bight (1st ed.), NATMAP, retrieved 20 June 2023
  7. ^ "Place Names Search: Cape Pesley". Commonwealth of Australia 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2010.