 It is well known as the site of numerous shipwrecks, the most famous being Dutch ships , which was wrecked in 1629, and , wrecked in 1727.In July 2019 the Houtman Abrolhos was declared a national park by the Western Australian government.The Houtman Abrolhos is made up of three island groups, the Wallabi Group, Easter Group and Pelsaert Group.