Katers Island

Katers
Katers Island
Location of Storr Island
Geography
Coordinates 14°27′49″S 125°32′01″E / 14.4637°S 125.5336°E / -14.4637; 125.5336Coordinates: 14°27′49″S 125°32′01″E / 14.4637°S 125.5336°E / -14.4637; 125.5336
Total islands 1
Area 1,718 ha (4,250 acres)
Highest elevation 101 m (331 ft)
Country
Australia
Demographics
Population 0

Katers Island is an uninhabited island located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The island encompasses an area of 1,718 hectares (4,245 acres).[1] Found approximately 1.4 kilometres (1 mi) off-shore the island has a maximum elevation of 101 metres (331 ft) it is composed of scarp country with massive scree and deep joints.[2]

A new species of Rock Wallaby, Petrogale burbidgei. was discovered on Katers and other islands in the archipelago in 1977.[3]

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