Penguin Island (Western Australia)
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Penguin Island () is a 12.5 ha island off the coast of Perth Western Australia, 700m from Rockingham. It is home to a colony of fairy penguins, the largest population of the birds in Western Australia. The waters surrounding the island make up the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.
Regular ferries chart tourists to the island. Access is also available by private boat. People can also swim, and even walk to Penguin Island at low tide; though unpredictable tide rises can be hazardous.
Penguin Island has many geographical features, such as cliffs, sea caves, headlands, beaches, coves, notches and natural bridges. There are also numerous wave-cut platforms.
Significant areas of Penguin Island include North Rock, Pelican Bluff, North Beach, McKenzies Well, South Beach, Abalone Point, and Surfers Beach.
There are numerous lookouts and a walkway throughout most of the island; Some areas are fenced off to the public to protect wildlife and lessen dune erosion.
[edit] Reference
- Crane, Kevin, Carolyn Thomson and Peter Dans. Discovering Penguin Island and the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. Como, W.A. Dept.of Conservation and Land Management,1995. ISBN 0-7309-6971-1
