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Wollaston Island (Western Australia)

Coordinates: 14°29′48″S 125°28′11″E / 14.4966°S 125.4697°E / -14.4966; 125.4697
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Wollaston Island
Wollaston Island is located in Western Australia
Wollaston Island
Wollaston Island
Geography
Coordinates14°29′48″S 125°28′11″E / 14.4966°S 125.4697°E / -14.4966; 125.4697
Area857 ha (2,120 acres)
Administration
Australia
Demographics
Population0

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

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  1. ^ "Montague Sound 23". Surf Lifesaving Western Australia. 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands" (PDF). 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)