Cape Arid National Park is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 731 kilometres (454 mi) south-east of Perth. The park is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Esperance and lies on shore from the eastern end of the Recherche Archipelago. The bay at its western end is Duke of Orleans Bay, and the bay at the eastern side is Israelite Bay.
Its coastline is defined by Cape Arid, a bay called Sandy bight and further east Cape Pasley.
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