Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
| Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve Western Australia | |
|---|---|
| Nearest town or city | Denham |
| Coordinates | 26°26′28″S 114°20′58″E / 26.44111°S 114.34944°E |
| Area | 1,270 km2 (490.3 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | WA Department of Parks and Wildlife |
| Website | Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
The Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is a protected marine nature reserve located in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The 127,000-hectare (310,000-acre) nature reserve boasts the most diverse and abundant examples of living marine stromatolites in the world, monuments to life on Earth over 3,500 million years BP.