Meade Island
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Meade Island is an uninhabited island off the west coast of Western Australia. It is located at , only about 200 metres from Dirk Hartog Island; in fact the two islands are joined at low tide. It is a sand island with an area of about 800 square metres (8600 ft²), and an elevation of two metres (7 ft).
The island's vegetation is a closed heath, of which the dominant plant species are Nitraria billardierei (Nitre Bush), Scaevola crassifolia (Thick-leaved Fan-flower) and Spinifex longifolius (Beach Spinifex). Other plant species include Exocarpos aphyllus (Leafless Ballart), Rhagodia preissii subsp. obovata, Salsola tragus (Prickly Saltwort), Sonchus oleraceus (Common Sow-thistle), and a species of Pelargonium. Eight species of seabird roost on the island.
[edit] References
- Meade Island. Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved on January 30, 2007.
- Abbott, Ian (1980). "The Floras of 37 South-western Australian Islands". Western Australian Herbarium Research Notes (3): 19–36.
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