The Shark
Bay-Ningaloo Coast extends 600km from north to south and the
Outback Pathways cover more than 3,000km of Outback roads, all
exhibiting a stunning diversity of organisms and geological and
human history. Habitats include oceanic, bay, sea floor, coral
reef, seagrass meadows, mangroves, stromatolites, limestone
caves, karst landforms, underground water masses, sand dunes,
clay pans, mountain ranges, arid lands and desert.
The Outback Pathways are an exciting series of three self-drive
road trails being the Wool Wagon Pathway, Kingsford Smith Mail
Run and Miner’s Pathway.
This book introduces these comprehensively as well as the
‘icons’ of the region, and the associated innovative animal
recovery programs in Shark Bay. More than 380 photographs
illustrate the text.
A satellite image is used for regional orientation and an
indication of the area of study.
Eleven map sections from the WA Department of Land Information
StreetSmart series are included covering the coast in sequence
from north to south and the Outback Pathways.
There is a photographic guide with captions for the most
commonly-seen plants and animals. ‘Boxed bits’ of information
covering important hints or explaining in detail more
complicated or special items are throughout the book.
Complementary to the text and photographs are a reading list,
helpful web sites, contact lists for important local groups and
agencies and an index.
