Ningaloo Coast

World Heritage
Australia
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Located on Australia's remote west coast, the Ningaloo Coast encompasses 604,500 hectares of marine and terrestrial property, including one of the world's longest inshore coral reefs. On land, the site features an extensive karst system and a network of underground caves and waterways. Whale sharks gather at the Ningaloo Coast every year, and it is home to a wide range of marine species, including large numbers of sea turtles. The terrestrial portion of the site features groundwater bodies, with an extensive network of caves, tubes and groundwater streams. They support a variety of rare species, contributing to the biodiversity of both the marine and terrestrial site.

A large clam pictured underwater in 2012

Whale sharks

Cape Range National Park and Ningaloo Reef from the air

Part of the coral reef pictured underwater in 2012

Whale shark at the reef located off the Ningaloo Coast

A manta ray with remoras at Ningaloo Reef

Stegostoma fasciatum (zebra shark) pictured on the reef in 2007

The Ningaloo Coastline, in 2012

Divers explore a ship wreck adjacent to the coral reef

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country Wet Tropics of Queensland - Component around Edmund Kennedy
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ningaloo.jpg
instance of Fernandina Island
executive body Ningaloo Reef
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/09zwzq
Commons category Ningaloo Reef
coordinate location Point(113.628 -22.739)
start time 2010-01-06T00:00:00Z
area 707465.6651227
area 705015
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (x)
street address Ningaloo Rd, Ningaloo WA

start time 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name Ningaloo Coast
official name Costa de Ningaloo
official name Côte de Ningaloo
official name ニンガルー・コースト
official name Kust van Ningaloo
official name Побережье Нингалу
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (x)