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🏝️ Dirk Hartog Island

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🏝️ Dirk Hartog Island
Remote Western Australian island reserve with restricted access and active species reintroduction programs


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 08:45
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Off Shark Bay coast, 1,000 km north of Perth, Western Australia
  • Size: 24,515 hectares of protected terrestrial and marine reserve
  • Access: Ferry from Denham; advance booking required, limited services
  • Named: Dutch navigator Dirk Hartog, who landed in 1616

Dirk Hartog Island is a remote conservation reserve off Western Australia's coast that functions as a terrestrial and ...

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