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title: Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription
author: OpenStreetMap contributors
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15182/map-of-shark-bay-area-showing-dirk-hartog-island-a/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription

_Authored by OpenStreetMap contributors_

## Image File

[![Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15182.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15182.png)

## Image Caption

Dutch explorer, Dirk Hartog (1580-1621), sailed into Shark Bay on Australia’s west coast, 850 kilometres (528 miles) north of Perth on his ship, the *Eendracht* on 25 October 1616. Hartog made landfall at the northern tip of an island in Shark Bay now known as Dirk Hartog Island.

## Cite This Work

### APA
contributors, O. (2022, January 22). Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15182/map-of-shark-bay-area-showing-dirk-hartog-island-a/>
### Chicago
contributors, OpenStreetMap. "Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 22, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15182/map-of-shark-bay-area-showing-dirk-hartog-island-a/>.
### MLA
contributors, OpenStreetMap. "Map of Shark Bay Area Showing Dirk Hartog Island and Cape Inscription." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jan 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15182/map-of-shark-bay-area-showing-dirk-hartog-island-a/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shark_Bay.svg) by [**OpenStreetMap contributors**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shark_Bay.svg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 22 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.