Mistaken Island

Mistaken Island
Location of Mistaken Island
Mistaken Island from near Goode Beach

Mistaken Island is an island located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Albany, Western Australia.

Located in King George Sound [1] the island is located approximately 120 metres (394 ft) from Vancouver peninsula.

In 1971, the island was declared as a class 1A Nature Reserve with a total area of 12 hectares (30 acres).[2] The area adjacent to the island is used to cultivate mussels on long lines on licenses issued by the Department of fisheries and leases issued by the Albany Port Authority.[3]

From the adjoining beach on Vancouver Peninsula

Little penguin colony

The island received its name for the fact little penguin burrows were mistaken for rabbit holes[4][5] and the island has also been historically referred to as Rabbit Island. In 1936 and 1938, the penguins of Mistaken Island became victims of a deliberately lit fires. Following the latter event, some were discovered with their feet "burned off".[6][7] As of 2011, the penguin colony on Mistaken Island is the subject of scientific study.[8]

See also

There is a second Western Australian Mistaken Island in the Dampier Archipelago at 20°39′19″S 116°39′42″E / 20.65528°S 116.66167°E / -20.65528; 116.66167 in the Pilbara region, a couple of kilometers from Dampier, Western Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Albany Waterways Resource Book". 2002. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of WA". 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  3. ↑ "Albany Port Expansion Proposal - Social and cultural Environment" (PDF). 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  4. ↑ "There's Drama ' Tragedy In Place Names". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1947-08-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  5. ↑ Beatty, Bill (Aug 2, 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Albany Suspects Incendiarism ALBANY, Saturday.". The Daily News. 1938-01-01. p. 7. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  7. ↑ "HATS OFF! TO PRINCESS ROYAL SAILING CLUB.". Albany Advertiser. 1936-12-24. p. 3. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Penguins to help monitor health of King George Sound". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2015-11-07.

Coordinates: 35°3′45″S 117°56′37″E / 35.06250°S 117.94361°E / -35.06250; 117.94361

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