Shag Islands

Shag Islands is an island in Western Australia, Australia. Shag Islands is situated nearby to the suburb Peron, as well as near Safety Bay.

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Type: Coastline
Description: island in Western Australia
Also known as: “Shag Island”, “Shag Island, Shoalwater, Western Australia”, and “Shag Rock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seal Island and Penguin Island.

Seal Island

Islet

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Seal Island is located near Shoalwater, Western Australia in the Perth region. It is incorporated into the Shoalwater Bay Islands Nature Reserve, and surrounded by the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.

Penguin Island

Islet

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Penguin Island is a 12.5-hectare island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia approximately 660 metres from Shoalwater. It was found to be home to a colony of 120 little penguins in 2024.

Shoalwater Islands Marine Park

Nature reserve

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The Shoalwater Islands Marine Park is a protected marine park located in Western Australia and stretches from the northern point of the Garden Island Causeway to the southern point of Becher Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shoalwater and Peron.

Shoalwater

Suburb

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Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock.

Peron

Suburb

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Peron is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located within the City of Rockingham. The suburb was gazetted in 1974.