List of islands in Shark Bay
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This is a list of the islands in the Shark Bay area of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia, (between 24°30′0″ and 26°30′0″ S, and 112°0′0″ and 114°30′0″ E).
There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the World Heritage Reserve.[1]
The largest is Dirk Hartog Island.
Island | Area (ha) | Location | Vicinity |
---|---|---|---|
Baudin Island | 20 | 26°30′54″S 113°38′55″E / 26.51500°S 113.64861°E / -26.51500; 113.64861 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Bernier Island | 4,000 | 24°50′57″S 113°08′14″E / 24.84917°S 113.13722°E / -24.84917; 113.13722 | Bernier Island |
Charles Island / Charlie Island | 1 | 26°22′03″S 113°34′07″E / 26.36750°S 113.56861°E / -26.36750; 113.56861 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Dirk Hartog Island | 63,000 | 25°50′36″S 113°03′18″E / 25.84333°S 113.05500°E / -25.84333; 113.05500 | Dirk Hartog Island |
Dorre Island | 4,900 | 25°03′26″S 113°06′04″E / 25.05722°S 113.10111°E / -25.05722; 113.10111 | Bernier Island |
Double Island | 1 | 26°24′57″S 113°36′59″E / 26.41583°S 113.61639°E / -26.41583; 113.61639 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Egg Island | 1 | 25°54′34″S 113°09′20″E / 25.90944°S 113.15556°E / -25.90944; 113.15556 | Dirk Hartog Island |
Faure Island | 5,200 | 25°51′22″S 113°53′35″E / 25.85611°S 113.89306°E / -25.85611; 113.89306 | Faure Island |
Freycinet Island | 3 | 26°24′26″S 113°37′00″E / 26.40722°S 113.61667°E / -26.40722; 113.61667 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Friday Island | 1 | 26°06′09″S 113°24′09″E / 26.10250°S 113.40250°E / -26.10250; 113.40250 | Freycinet Reach |
Koks Island | 4 | 24°45′02″S 113°09′33″E / 24.75056°S 113.15917°E / -24.75056; 113.15917 | Bernier Island |
Mary Anne Island | 1 | 26°29′06″S 113°40′59″E / 26.48500°S 113.68306°E / -26.48500; 113.68306 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
North Guano Island | 6 | 26°31′59″S 113°41′25″E / 26.53306°S 113.69028°E / -26.53306; 113.69028 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Pelican Island | 8 | 25°51′12″S 114°00′48″E / 25.85333°S 114.01333°E / -25.85333; 114.01333 | Faure Is |
Salutation Island | 170 | 26°32′22″S 113°45′56″E / 26.53944°S 113.76556°E / -26.53944; 113.76556 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
South Guano Island | 2 | 26°32′45″S 113°41′26″E / 26.54583°S 113.69056°E / -26.54583; 113.69056 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Three Bays Island | 5 | 26°33′15″S 113°38′46″E / 26.55417°S 113.64611°E / -26.55417; 113.64611 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
White Island | 1 | 26°26′38″S 113°45′41″E / 26.44389°S 113.76139°E / -26.44389; 113.76139 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Wilds Island | 1 | 26°27′06″S 113°36′54″E / 26.45167°S 113.61500°E / -26.45167; 113.61500 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Ant Island | 26°09′47″S 113°26′32″E / 26.16306°S 113.44222°E / -26.16306; 113.44222 | ||
Babbage Island | 84 | 24°52′39″S 113°37′57″E / 24.87750°S 113.63250°E / -24.87750; 113.63250 | Carnarvon |
Boora Island | 24°45′25″S 114°11′45″E / 24.75694°S 114.19583°E / -24.75694; 114.19583 | ||
Eagle Island | 1 | 26°05′40″S 113°34′30″E / 26.09444°S 113.57500°E / -26.09444; 113.57500 | Freycinet Reach |
Hutchison Islands | 1 | 26°06′47″S 114°14′05″E / 26.11306°S 114.23472°E / -26.11306; 114.23472 | Faure Island |
Kangaroo Island | 1 | 26°19′09″S 113°29′58″E / 26.31917°S 113.49944°E / -26.31917; 113.49944 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Lefebre Island | 6 | 26°13′50″S 113°30′25″E / 26.23056°S 113.50694°E / -26.23056; 113.50694 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Meade Island | 1 | 26°00′05″S 113°11′57″E / 26.00139°S 113.19917°E / -26.00139; 113.19917 | Dirk Hartog Island |
North Kangaroo Island | 1 | 26°17′57″S 113°30′11″E / 26.29917°S 113.50306°E / -26.29917; 113.50306 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Parrot Island | 26°24′45″S 113°30′09″E / 26.41250°S 113.50250°E / -26.41250; 113.50250 | ||
Slope Island | 5 | 26°05′27″S 113°24′45″E / 26.09083°S 113.41250°E / -26.09083; 113.41250 | Freycinet Reach |
Smith Islands | 1 | 26°35′20″S 113°43′35″E / 26.58889°S 113.72639°E / -26.58889; 113.72639 | Henri Freycinet Harbour |
Sunday Island | 26°07′32″S 113°14′06″E / 26.12556°S 113.23500°E / -26.12556; 113.23500 | ||
Unknown Island | 26°23′16″S 113°22′16″E / 26.38778°S 113.37111°E / -26.38778; 113.37111 | ||
Whitlock Island | 24°53′14″S 113°38′44″E / 24.88722°S 113.64556°E / -24.88722; 113.64556 | ||
Whitmore Island | 24°52′00″S 113°37′20″E / 24.86667°S 113.62222°E / -24.86667; 113.62222 | ||
Wilson Island | 26°09′55″S 113°39′33″E / 26.16528°S 113.65917°E / -26.16528; 113.65917 |
See also
References
- ^ "Shark Bay World Heritage Property, Environmental values, Cultural uses and potential Petroleum Industry impacts" (PDF). Department of Environmental Protection. July 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.