Wollaston Island (Western Australia)
Wollaston Island | |
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 14°29′48″S 125°28′11″E / 14.4966°S 125.4697°ECoordinates: 14°29′48″S 125°28′11″E / 14.4966°S 125.4697°E |
Area | 857 ha (2,120 acres) |
Country | |
Australia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Wollaston Island is an island off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.
The island is at the northern end of the Bonaparte Archipelago in Montague Sound[1] approximately 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) offshore from the mainland.
The island occupies an area of 857 hectares (2,118 acres).[2]
Threatened priority fauna found on the island include the golden-backed tree-rat, monjon[2] and the golden bandicoot.[3]
References
- ↑ "Montague Sound 23". Surf Lifesaving Western Australia. 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands". Government of Western Australia. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Palmer, C. Taylor, R. and Burbidge, A. (2010). "National recovery plan for the Golden Bandicoot Isoodon auratus and Golden-backed Tree-rat Mesembriomys macrurus 2004 - 2009". Department of the Environment. Retrieved 31 August 2014.