Wollaston Island (Western Australia)

Wollaston Island
Wollaston Island
Location of Wollaston Island
Geography
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

  1. "Montague Sound 23". Surf Lifesaving Western Australia. 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands". Government of Western Australia. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. 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.