Intercourse Island
  Intercourse Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°39′12.204″S 116°38′45.96″E / 20.65339000°S 116.6461000°E |
| Archipelago | Dampier |
| Area | 25 ha (62 acres) |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Electoral Division | Division of Durack |
| State electorate | Pilbara |
| LGA | City of Karratha |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Ethnic groups | Yinidbarndi, Yaburara, Mardudhunera, Woon-goo-tt-oo[1] |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) north of the state capital Perth.
Although Intercourse Island and its surrounding area are almost uninhabited, with a density of less than two people per one square kilometre (0.39 sq mi),[2] it is located in a major minerals export area. The climate conditions in the area are arid. The average annual rainfall is 409 millimetres (16.1 in). The wettest month is January, with an average of 148 millimetres (5.8 in) of precipitation, and the driest is August, with 1 millimetre (0.039 in) of precipitation.[3]
Nearby islands
[edit]- Mistaken Island
- Haycock Island (Western Australia)
- East Lewis Island
- East Intercourse Island
- East Mid Intercourse Island
- West Mid Intercourse Island
- West Intercourse Island[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Indigenous owners 'left out' of rock art site's world heritage listing talks". The Guardian. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Shackleton, Jessica; Govan, Alex (11 August 2024). "West Intercourse Island handed back to traditional owners to support World Heritage nomination". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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