NINGALOO, WA

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make your way to the coastal town of Exmouth (you can fly into Learmonth from Perth and get a shuttle bus to Exmouth). The Ningaloo Coast is an important sea turtle rookery with around 10,000 nests dotted along its shores. the NINGALOO MEANS ‘PROMONTORY’ IN language of the local Yamatji people, who have lived here for some 30,000 years. Ningaloo is AT 300 KILOMETRES LONG, one of the longest fringing reefs in the world, its coral gardens accessible right off the beaches. of the Indian MORE THAN 50 PER CENT Ocean’s coral species can be found in Ningaloo. species of WHALE SHARKS ARE THE LARGEST shark in the world. Snorkelling with these gentle giants is a major lure for most people visiting Ningaloo; various operators out of Exmouth offer whale shark tours. have about 3000 tiny teeth, WHALE SHARKS but they don’t use them to eat; they are filter feeders, sieving plankton through their gills.