Burnside Island
  Burnside Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°06′21″S 114°30′31″E / 22.105833333333333°S 114.50861111111111°E |
| Area | 59 ha (150 acres)[1] |
| Administration | |
Burnside Island lies on the eastern side of Exmouth Gulf on the coast of Western Australia.
The southern tip of Burnside Island is located 1 km due east of the northern end of Simpson Island. The low, straight, narrow 2 km long island faces west-northwest into the gulf. It consists of the narrow high tide beach (WA 1637) backed by low scarped calcarenite bluffs, and a low grassy ridge widening to 200 m towards the northern end of the island. A 2 km wide mangrove-lined tidal creek backs the island. One kilometre to the north is Wilderness Island which is a more irregular, low 200 ha island consisting of a more exposed west-facing side.[1] Burnside Island is a popular bird watching and fishing location.
Burnside Island was named while the Royal Australian Navy was surveying the area in 1954.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Andrew D. Short (2005). Beaches of the Western Australian Coast - Eucla to Roebuck Bay: A Guide to Their Nature, Characteristics, Surf and Safety. Sydney University Press. ISBN 978-0-9586504-3-4.
- ^ page 39 Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion; Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion (2008), Where on the coast is that?, Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-452-2