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This is a list of the largest islands in the [[Shark Bay]] area of the [[Gascoyne (Western Australia)|Gascoyne Region]] of [[Western Australia]].
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[[File:Shark Bay.svg|thumb|300px]]
This is a list of the islands in the [[Shark Bay]] area of the [[Gascoyne (Western Australia)|Gascoyne Region]] of [[Western Australia]], (between 24°30′0″ and 26°30′0″ S, and 112°0′0″ and 114°30′0″ E).


There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/docs/1642_SBWHP_Report01.pdf|title=SHARK BAY WORLD HERITAGE PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, CULTURAL USES AND POTENTIAL PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IMPACTS|work=Department of Environmental Protection|date=July 2001}}</ref> The largest is [[Dirk Hartog Island]].
There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/docs/1642_SBWHP_Report01.pdf |title=Shark Bay World Heritage Property, Environmental values, Cultural uses and potential Petroleum Industry impacts |work=Department of Environmental Protection |date=July 2001 |access-date=23 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112050247/http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/docs/1642_SBWHP_Report01.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


* [[Baudin Island]]
The largest is [[Dirk Hartog Island]].
* [[Bernier Island]] - {{coord|24|50|57|S|113|8|14|E}}
* [[Charles Island (Shark Bay)|Charles Island]]
* [[Dirk Hartog Island]] - {{coord|25|50|36|S|113|3|18|E}}
* [[Dorre Island]] - {{coord|25|3|26|S|113|6|4|E}}
* [[Double Island (Shark Bay)|Double Island]]
* [[Egg Island (Shark Bay)|Egg Island]] {{coord|25|54|34|S|113|9|20|E}}
* [[Faure Island]] - {{coord|25|51|22|S|113|53|35|E}}
* [[Freycinet Island]]
* [[Friday Island (Shark Bay)|Friday Island]]
* [[Koks Island]] - {{coord|24|45|2|S|113|9|33|E}}
* [[Mary Anne Island]] - {{coord|26|29|6|S|113|40|59|E}}
* [[North Guano Island]]
* [[Pelican Island (Shark Bay)|Pelican Island]] {{coord|25|51|12|S|114|0|48|E}}
* [[Salutation Island]]
* [[South Guano Island]]
* [[Three Bays Island]]
* [[White Island (Shark Bay)|White Island]]
* [[Wilds Island]] - {{coord|26|27|6|S|113|36|54|E}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Island || Area<br />(ha) || Location || Vicinity
|-
| [[Baudin Island (Shark Bay)|Baudin Island]] ||align=right|20|| {{coord|26|30|54|S|113|38|55|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]
|-
| [[Bernier Island]] ||align=right|4,000|| {{coord|24|50|57|S|113|08|14|E}} || [[Bernier Island]]
|-
| [[Charles Island (Shark Bay)|Charles Island]] / Charlie Island <!-- red link -->
| align=right|1|| {{coord|26|22|03|S|113|34|07|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]
|-
| [[Dirk Hartog Island]] ||align=right|63,000|| {{coord|25|50|36|S|113|03|18|E}} || [[Dirk Hartog Island]]
|-
| [[Dorre Island]] ||align=right|4,900|| {{coord|25|03|26|S|113|06|04|E}} || [[Bernier Island]]
|-
| [[Double Island (Shark Bay)|Double Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|24|57|S|113|36|59|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]] <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Egg Island (Shark Bay)|Egg Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|25|54|34|S|113|09|20|E}} || [[Dirk Hartog Island]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Faure Island]] ||align=right|5,200|| {{coord|25|51|22|S|113|53|35|E}} || [[Faure Island]]
|-
| [[Freycinet Island]] ||align=right|3|| {{coord|26|24|26|S|113|37|00|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]
|-
| [[Friday Island (Shark Bay)|Friday Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|06|09|S|113|24|09|E}} || Freycinet Reach <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Koks Island]] ||align=right|4|| {{coord|24|45|02|S|113|09|33|E}} || [[Bernier Island]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Mary Anne Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|29|06|S|113|40|59|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]] <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[North Guano Island]] ||align=right|6|| {{coord|26|31|59|S|113|41|25|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]] <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Pelican Island (Shark Bay)|Pelican Island]] ||align=right|8|| {{coord|25|51|12|S|114|00|48|E}} || <!-- red link -->Faure Is
|-
| [[Salutation Island]] ||align=right|170|| {{coord|26|32|22|S|113|45|56|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]] <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[South Guano Island]] ||align=right|2|| {{coord|26|32|45|S|113|41|26|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Three Bays Island]] ||align=right|5|| {{coord|26|33|15|S|113|38|46|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[White Island (Shark Bay)|White Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|26|38|S|113|45|41|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Wilds Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|27|06|S|113|36|54|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Ant Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|26|09|47|S|113|26|32|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Babbage Island]] ||align=right|84|| {{coord|24|52|39|S|113|37|57|E}} || Carnarvon<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Boora Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|24|45|25|S|114|11|45|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Eagle Island (Western Australia)|Eagle Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|05|40|S|113|34|30|E}} || Freycinet Reach
|-
| [[Hutchison Islands]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|06|47|S|114|14|05|E}} || [[Faure Island]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Kangaroo Island (Shark Bay)|Kangaroo Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|19|09|S|113|29|58|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]] <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Lefebre Island]] ||align=right|6|| {{coord|26|13|50|S|113|30|25|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]<!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Meade Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|00|05|S|113|11|57|E}} || [[Dirk Hartog Island]]
|-
| [[North Kangaroo Island]] ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|17|57|S|113|30|11|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]] <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Parrot Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|26|24|45|S|113|30|09|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Slope Island]] ||align=right|5|| {{coord|26|05|27|S|113|24|45|E}} || Freycinet Reach <!-- red link -->
|-
| Smith Islands ||align=right|1|| {{coord|26|35|20|S|113|43|35|E}} || [[Henri Freycinet Harbour]]
|-
| [[Sunday Island (Shark Bay)|Sunday Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|26|07|32|S|113|14|06|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Unknown Island (Shark Bay)|Unknown Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|26|23|16|S|113|22|16|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Whitlock Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|24|53|14|S|113|38|44|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Whitmore Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|24|52|00|S|113|37|20|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|-
| [[Wilson Island (Shark Bay)|Wilson Island]] ||align=right| || {{coord|26|09|55|S|113|39|33|E}} || <!-- red link -->
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of islands of Western Australia]]
* [[List of islands of Western Australia]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 5 January 2024

This is a list of the islands in the Shark Bay area of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia, (between 24°30′0″ and 26°30′0″ S, and 112°0′0″ and 114°30′0″ E).

There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the World Heritage Reserve.[1]

The largest is Dirk Hartog Island.

Island Area
(ha)		 Location Vicinity
Baudin Island 20 26°30′54″S 113°38′55″E / 26.51500°S 113.64861°E / -26.51500; 113.64861 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Bernier Island 4,000 24°50′57″S 113°08′14″E / 24.84917°S 113.13722°E / -24.84917; 113.13722 Bernier Island
Charles Island / Charlie Island 1 26°22′03″S 113°34′07″E / 26.36750°S 113.56861°E / -26.36750; 113.56861 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Dirk Hartog Island 63,000 25°50′36″S 113°03′18″E / 25.84333°S 113.05500°E / -25.84333; 113.05500 Dirk Hartog Island
Dorre Island 4,900 25°03′26″S 113°06′04″E / 25.05722°S 113.10111°E / -25.05722; 113.10111 Bernier Island
Double Island 1 26°24′57″S 113°36′59″E / 26.41583°S 113.61639°E / -26.41583; 113.61639 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Egg Island 1 25°54′34″S 113°09′20″E / 25.90944°S 113.15556°E / -25.90944; 113.15556 Dirk Hartog Island
Faure Island 5,200 25°51′22″S 113°53′35″E / 25.85611°S 113.89306°E / -25.85611; 113.89306 Faure Island
Freycinet Island 3 26°24′26″S 113°37′00″E / 26.40722°S 113.61667°E / -26.40722; 113.61667 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Friday Island 1 26°06′09″S 113°24′09″E / 26.10250°S 113.40250°E / -26.10250; 113.40250 Freycinet Reach
Koks Island 4 24°45′02″S 113°09′33″E / 24.75056°S 113.15917°E / -24.75056; 113.15917 Bernier Island
Mary Anne Island 1 26°29′06″S 113°40′59″E / 26.48500°S 113.68306°E / -26.48500; 113.68306 Henri Freycinet Harbour
North Guano Island 6 26°31′59″S 113°41′25″E / 26.53306°S 113.69028°E / -26.53306; 113.69028 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Pelican Island 8 25°51′12″S 114°00′48″E / 25.85333°S 114.01333°E / -25.85333; 114.01333 Faure Is
Salutation Island 170 26°32′22″S 113°45′56″E / 26.53944°S 113.76556°E / -26.53944; 113.76556 Henri Freycinet Harbour
South Guano Island 2 26°32′45″S 113°41′26″E / 26.54583°S 113.69056°E / -26.54583; 113.69056 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Three Bays Island 5 26°33′15″S 113°38′46″E / 26.55417°S 113.64611°E / -26.55417; 113.64611 Henri Freycinet Harbour
White Island 1 26°26′38″S 113°45′41″E / 26.44389°S 113.76139°E / -26.44389; 113.76139 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Wilds Island 1 26°27′06″S 113°36′54″E / 26.45167°S 113.61500°E / -26.45167; 113.61500 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Ant Island 26°09′47″S 113°26′32″E / 26.16306°S 113.44222°E / -26.16306; 113.44222
Babbage Island 84 24°52′39″S 113°37′57″E / 24.87750°S 113.63250°E / -24.87750; 113.63250 Carnarvon
Boora Island 24°45′25″S 114°11′45″E / 24.75694°S 114.19583°E / -24.75694; 114.19583
Eagle Island 1 26°05′40″S 113°34′30″E / 26.09444°S 113.57500°E / -26.09444; 113.57500 Freycinet Reach
Hutchison Islands 1 26°06′47″S 114°14′05″E / 26.11306°S 114.23472°E / -26.11306; 114.23472 Faure Island
Kangaroo Island 1 26°19′09″S 113°29′58″E / 26.31917°S 113.49944°E / -26.31917; 113.49944 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Lefebre Island 6 26°13′50″S 113°30′25″E / 26.23056°S 113.50694°E / -26.23056; 113.50694 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Meade Island 1 26°00′05″S 113°11′57″E / 26.00139°S 113.19917°E / -26.00139; 113.19917 Dirk Hartog Island
North Kangaroo Island 1 26°17′57″S 113°30′11″E / 26.29917°S 113.50306°E / -26.29917; 113.50306 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Parrot Island 26°24′45″S 113°30′09″E / 26.41250°S 113.50250°E / -26.41250; 113.50250
Slope Island 5 26°05′27″S 113°24′45″E / 26.09083°S 113.41250°E / -26.09083; 113.41250 Freycinet Reach
Smith Islands 1 26°35′20″S 113°43′35″E / 26.58889°S 113.72639°E / -26.58889; 113.72639 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Sunday Island 26°07′32″S 113°14′06″E / 26.12556°S 113.23500°E / -26.12556; 113.23500
Unknown Island 26°23′16″S 113°22′16″E / 26.38778°S 113.37111°E / -26.38778; 113.37111
Whitlock Island 24°53′14″S 113°38′44″E / 24.88722°S 113.64556°E / -24.88722; 113.64556
Whitmore Island 24°52′00″S 113°37′20″E / 24.86667°S 113.62222°E / -24.86667; 113.62222
Wilson Island 26°09′55″S 113°39′33″E / 26.16528°S 113.65917°E / -26.16528; 113.65917

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shark Bay World Heritage Property, Environmental values, Cultural uses and potential Petroleum Industry impacts" (PDF). Department of Environmental Protection. July 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
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