Explore Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dirk Hartog Island, WA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Western Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Dirk Hartog Island and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dirk Hartog Island.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Dirk Hartog Island |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Shark Bay |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -25.82119 |
| Longitude | 113.04998 |
| Area | 630.4 km² |
| Postcode | 6537 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 734 km north-northwest |
Dirk Hartog Island is a locality in the Shire Of Shark Bay local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 630.4 km². It lies approximately 734 km north-northwest of Perth. Dirk Hartog Island is located at 25.8212°S, 113.0500°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6537. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Dirk Hartog Island is a long, lean peninsula of ochre earth and wind-scoured sandstone, thrusting defiantly into the vast blue of the Indian Ocean. It lies 363.1 km north-north-west of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 49.5 km west-north-west of Denham. Its shores are a mosaic of ancient, weathered rock formations and stretches of blindingly white sand, fringed by the turquoise embrace of Shark Bay. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the dry, earthy perfume of sparse vegetation – hardy shrubs and tenacious grasses that cling to the undulating terrain. A profound stillness often settles over the island, broken only by the cries of seabirds and the whispering sigh of the wind as it scours the ancient landscape, a place where the sheer scale of the ocean and the sky can make a traveller feel both infinitesimally small and profoundly connected to the elemental forces of nature.
This remote outpost of Western Australia bears the indelible mark of its pioneering past and its enduring connection to the sea. It was here, in 1616, that Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog left behind a pewter plate, a testament to his brief but significant visit, a historical echo that resonates across the centuries. For generations, the island has sustained a modest sheep-grazing economy, the hardy flocks navigating the rugged country, their wool a tangible link to the land’s bounty. Today, while the sheep still roam, a burgeoning tourism industry draws visitors seeking the island’s raw beauty, its exceptional fishing grounds, and the chance to witness the raw, untamed spirit of Western Australia’s coast, a place where the past and present are as intertwined as the sea-worn rocks and the tenacious flora.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Dirk Hartog Island, in the Shire Of Shark Bay local government area.
Detailed location data for Dirk Hartog Island includes the postcode (6537), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Shark Bay), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dirk Hartog Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |