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Sunday Island (King Sound)

Coordinates: 16°24′21″S 123°11′13″E / 16.40589854°S 123.1868559°E / -16.40589854; 123.1868559
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Sunday Island
(Iwanyi)
Sunday Island (Iwanyi) is located in Western Australia
Sunday Island (Iwanyi)
Sunday Island
(Iwanyi)
Geography
Coordinates16°24′21″S 123°11′13″E / 16.40589854°S 123.1868559°E / -16.40589854; 123.1868559
Area1,198 ha (2,960 acres)
Administration
Australia
Demographics
Population0

Sunday Island, also known as Iwanyi or Ewenu in the Djawi language,[1] is an island off the coast in the Kimberley of Western Australia.[2]

Sunday Island is a small island at the entrance to King Sound in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is several kilometres east of Cape Leveque, at the southwestern end of the Buccaneer Archipelago. It is the traditional country of the Djaui people, most of whom now reside at communities on Cape Leveque. It is also home to the Sunday Island Mission.

The island occupies an area of 1,198 hectares (2,960 acres).[3]

Priority flora found on the island include Alysicarpus suffruticosus and Eriachne semiciliata, priority fauna include the Eastern curlew, bushstone curlew, crested tern and bridal tern.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "K16: Jawi". AIATSIS. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ Sunday Island page
  3. ^ a b "Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2014.