Jump to content

West Island (Lacepede Islands)

Add links
Coordinates: 16°51′S 122°6′E / 16.850°S 122.100°E / -16.850; 122.100
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Mitch Ames (talk | contribs) at 23:35, 27 March 2023 (Remove supercategory of existing diffusing subcategory per WP:CATSPECIFIC, WP:CAT#Articles). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

West Island is an island within the Lacepede Islands group, which sits about 30 kilometres (20 mi) off the coast of the Dampier Peninsula in north-west Western Australia. It is located at 16° 51' S 122° 06' E.[1] It forms part of the Lacepede Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "West Island". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lacepede Islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-18.

16°51′S 122°6′E / 16.850°S 122.100°E / -16.850; 122.100


Stub icon

This article about a location in Western Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Island_(Lacepede_Islands)&oldid=1146953155"