Sandy Island (Lacepede Islands)

For other uses, see Sandy Island.

Sandy 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° 52.86' S 122° 10.17' 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]

Sandy Island was originally named Victoria Island by 19th century guano miners and was then described as "little more than a rock of about a mile in circumference".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sandy 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.
  3. ↑ "The Lacepede Islands". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA). 13 January 1877. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

Coordinates: 16°52.86′S 122°10.17′E / 16.88100°S 122.16950°E / -16.88100; 122.16950


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