East Island (Lacepede Islands)
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East 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°54′S 122°11′E / 16.900°S 122.183°E.[1] It is the site of the East Island Lighthouse. It forms part of the Lacepede Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[2]
East Island was originally named Grant Island by 19th century guano miners, after US President Ulysses Grant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "East Island". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lacepede Islands. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007. on 2011-07-18.
- ^ "The Lacepede Islands". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA. 13 January 1877. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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