L'Haridon Bight is one of the bays on the eastern side of the

Peron Peninsula Peron Peninsula () is a long narrow peninsula located in the Shark Bay World Heritage site in Western Australia, at about . It is some long, running north-northwesterly, located east of Henri Freycinet Harbour and west of Havre Hamelin and ...

in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site in the

Gascoyne The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about of ...

region of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. At its southern end lies Shell Beach, which is part of the very narrow

Taillefer Isthmus The Taillefer Isthmus () is an Australian isthmus linking Peron Peninsula to the coast of Western Australia in the Gascoyne, Gascoyne region. Its western coast is formed by Henri Freycinet Harbour, its eastern one by L'Haridon Bight, both bodies ...

that leads to the Peron Peninsula to the north. Its mouth at the north is just south west of Faure Island, where two points define its northern reachPetit Point in the eastern part, and Dubaut Point to the west on the Peron Peninsula. It is one of locations in the Shark Bay where the water is

hypersaline A hypersaline lake is a landlocked body of water that contains significant concentrations of sodium chloride, brines, and other salts, with saline levels surpassing those of ocean water (3.5%, i.e. ). Specific microbial species can thrive i ...

, and is also where a marine reserve exists.'12. Lharidon Bight Sanctuary Zone. Scale a. 1:350,000, in Western Australia. Dept. of Environment and Conservation & Western Australia. Dept. of Fisheries (2010). In Shark Bay Marine Park and Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve marine parks - WA's submerged wonders : information guide. Dept. of Environment and Conservation : Dept. of Fisheries, erth, W.A./ref>

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