Edwards Island (Western Australia)

Edwards Island
Location of Edwards Island in the Indian Ocean

Edwards Island, also known as Edward Island, is a island in Western Australia near Lancelin.

The island occupies an area of 0.454 hectares (1 acre) with a maximum elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) and is situated approximately 100 metres (328 ft) off the coast.[1] It is composed of limestone and is linked to Lancelin Island by intertidal and subtidal reef platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves.[2]

Along with Lancelin Island it is at the southern end of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of 150 kilometres (93 mi).[1]

The first European to discover the island was the French explorer Hamelin in 1801 aboard the Naturalist, who named Lancelin Island.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Turquoise Coast islands nature reserves management plan" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Final Plan of Management for the Lancelin Island Lagoon Fish Habitat Protection Area" (PDF). Fisheries Western Australia. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "History of Lancelin". Lancelin Community Resource Centre. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Coordinates: 31°01′48″S 115°19′23″E / 31.03000°S 115.32306°E / -31.03000; 115.32306

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