Henri Freycinet Harbour also known as Freycinet Estuary is one of the inner gulfs of Shark Bay

Shark Bay, Western Australia

Shark Bay is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. It is an area centred approximately on , 800 kilometres north of Perth, on the westernmost point of Australia. An expedition led by Dirk Hartog happened upon the area in 1616, becoming the second group of Europeans...

 World Heritage area that lies to the west of the Peron Peninsula

Peron Peninsula

Peron Peninsula is a long narrow peninsula located in the Shark Bay World Heritage site in Western Australia, at about 25o51' S longitude and 113o30' E latitude. It is some 80 miles long, running north-northwesterly, located east of Henri Freycinet Harbour and west of Havre Hamelin and Faure...

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It has a significantly larger number of islands compared to Hamelin Pool - and has a number of smaller peninsulas known as 'prongs' on its northern area. It has also been identified as a critical dugong habitat area.

It is situated within the Shark Bay Marine Park

Shark Bay Marine Park

Shark Bay Marine Park is located at Shark Bay World Heritage Site, Western Australia, over north of Perth. It is the site of the world's largest seagrass meadows, with a total of twelve species of seagrass in the park....