Ocean Beach (Western Australia)

Ocean Beach is a tourist attraction located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) South of the town of Denmark in Western Australia.^[1]

The beach is part of Ratcliffe Bay and is surrounded to the East by the Nullaki Peninsula and a smaller granite headland, Wilson Head, to the East. Wilson Inlet is contained by a semi-permanent sandbar that forms part of Ocean Beach although a bar channel often exists which moves seasonally along the beach.^[2]

The beach is patrolled during the summer months from December to April and a lifeguard is on duty for the Summer Holidays (mid-December to Early February). Swimming between the flags at the base of the Surf Life Saving Club is recommended.^[3]

In 1993, four Gray's Beaked Whales or Scamperdown Whales (Mesoplodon grayi) were stranded on the beach, three were eventually returned to sea but the last one died.^[4]

References

1. ^ "SMH Travel - Denmark". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004-02-08. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Denmark/2005/02/17/1108500208392.html. Retrieved 2008-08-14. 
2. ^ "The Wilson Inlet Catchment Committee Inc (WICC) - Managing the bar and the Inlet". 2007. http://www.wicc.southcoastwa.org.au/reports/wi6/wi6c.html. Retrieved 2008-08-14. 
3. ^ "Denmark Tourist Bureau - Beaches". 2008. http://www.denmarkwa.asn.au/beaches.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-14. 
4. ^ "Gray's Beaked Whale, Scamperdown Whale stranding, Ocean Beach, Denmark". 1993. http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/whales/sighting_details.cfm?obs_id=1478. Retrieved 2008-08-14. 

External links

• Visitor's guide

Coordinates: 35°1′S 117°19′E / 35.017°S 117.317°E / -35.017; 117.317