Hamelin Pool Stromatolites
No visit to the Shark Bay World Heritage Area is complete without some time spent at the remarkable Hamelin Pool Stromatolites – the oldest and largest living fossils on earth.
Scientists around the world have studied these living organisms and compare them to discovering a living dinosaur. The Hamelin Pool Stromatolites are the best example in the world of these rare organisms.
Located in shallow water at Hamelin Pool, you can get up close to the Stromatolites on a specially constructed walkway. You can also learn more about their role in the evolution of the planet at an educational display onsite.
It’s believed the Hamelin Pool Stromatolites were formed by algae, sediment and sand binding and forming hard rock over millions of years. They’ve survived in this area because of the high salt content of the water which is trapped by a sandbar.
The Stromatolites grow at an astonishingly slow rate – around 0.33 millimetres each year. Those at Hamelin Pool are a metre high.
The Hamelin Pool Stromatolites are about a half an hour drive from Denham. You can get to Denham in a day’s drive or two hour flight from Perth.
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