Dirk Hartog Island

Australia, Western Australia

Dirk Hartog Island

LocationAustralia, Western Australia
RegionWestern Australia
TypeNational Park
Coordinates-25.8300°, 113.0800°
Established2009
Area628.59
Nearest CityDenham (70 km)
Major CityGeraldton (361 km)

About Dirk Hartog Island

Western Australia's largest island within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, named after the Dutch captain who made the first European landing on Western Australian soil in 1616. The Return to 1616 conservation project is reintroducing extinct native mammals including dibblers and Shark Bay bandicoots to this remote sanctuary.