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Direction Island (Exmouth Gulf)

Direction Island is located approximately 10 kilometres (6 miles) off the coast of Onslow in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Description Direction Island is the second largest of a group of ten islands and atolls unofficially called the Mackerel Islands. Two of the islands, Thevenard Island and Direction Island, have accommodation for tourists. It is one of the few places in the world where people can rent their own island for a holiday or vacation stay. Direction Island can be reached by a ferry service operating from the mainland at Onslow or by recreational boats. For vessels under 6 metres (20 foot) in length, there is a private boat mooring at the island. Direction Island is approximately 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) in length and is surrounded by a coral reef. Areas of deep sandy soil are found on the island supporting Acacia and Triodia shrubland and coastal heath scrub. Tourism facilities at Direction Island include a single self-contained beach shack which is built in an A-frame cabin style and is the only man-made structure on the island. The shack is solar powered with a backup generator and has a fresh water supply. Available activities include fishing, diving and snorkelling. Fauna Direction Island is a breeding and resting place for sea turtles, waders and seabirds. Marine life in the waters and reefs surrounding the island is extremely diverse and includes dolphins, whales, dugongs, stingrays, reef sharks, wobbegongs, crabs, crayfish, squid, octopus, starfish, sea snakes, moray eels, nudibranchs, groper and colourful tropical fish and coral reef fish including fusiliers, lionfish, cardinalfish, batfish and butterfly fish. Over 70 species of reef fish, pelagic fish and school fish live in the island's waters. Species include spanish mackerel, billfish, sailfish, marlin, wahoo, cobia, golden trevally, giant trevally, queenfish, north west snapper, rankin cod, long tom, coral trout, red emperor, spangled emperor, crimson sea perch, pearl perch, silver drummer and yellowfin tuna. Hard corals, soft corals, gorgonians, sponges and black coral trees are also found. History In 1964, Onslow local residents Ian Blair and Adrian Day were granted a lease on Thevenard Island and Direction Island by the Government of Western Australia. In 1973, a group of local farmers purchased the business. From there, the accommodation and facilities on the islands developed from beach shacks used by fishermen to a fully-fledged tourism operation. In 1982 the cabin on Direction Island was extended to provide for tourist accommodation, and has since been refurbished. The same group of farmers developed the Onslow Mackerel Motel on the mainland in 1997 in an effort to provide a gateway to the Mackerel Islands. See also Thevenard Island References
Epsilon Island (Western Australia)

Epsilon Island is one of the Montebello Islands located at 20°26′45″S 115°34′44″E off the Pilbara Coast of Western Australia. Surrounding islands include: Ah Chong Island Alpha Island Aster Island Banksia Island Brooke Island Buttercup Island Campbell Island Carnation Island Dot Island Daisy Island Flag Island Gannet Island Hermite Island Marigold Island Primrose Island See also List of named islands in the Montebello Islands archipelago References
Epsilon Island (ö i Australien)

Epsilon Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 1 300 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Stäppklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 326 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 98 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. Källor
Gannet Island

Gannet Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 1 300 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Stäppklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 326 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juni, med i genomsnitt 98 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. Källor
Governor Islands

Le Governor Islands sono due isole situate all'ingresso della Napier Broome Bay, lungo la costa nord dell'Australia Occidentale, nelle acque dell'oceano Indiano. Appartengono alla Local government area della Contea di Wyndham-East Kimberley, nella regione di Kimberley. Le isole si trovano a sud-est delle Sir Graham Moore Islands e a nord del centro abitato di Kalumburu. East Governor Island, ha una superficie di 43 km² West Governor Island, ha una superficie di 320 km² Note
Governor Islands (öar i Australien)

Governor Islands är öar i Australien. De ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 2 300 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Arean är 0,64 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 1,6 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 1,2 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 206 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är januari, med i genomsnitt 392 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juni, med 2 mm nederbörd. Kommentarer Källor
Gull Island (Tasmania)

The Gull Island, part of the Passage Group within the Furneaux Group, is an 8.5-hectare (21-acre) granite island, located in Bass Strait southeast of Cape Barren Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is a conservation reserve and with the Passage and Forsyth islands, the Gull Island forms part of the Forsyth, Passage and Gull Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports over 1% of the world populations of little penguins and black-faced cormorants. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher and crested tern. See also List of islands of Tasmania References
Gull Island (ö i Australien, Tasmanien)

Gull Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 290 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 800 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juli, med i genomsnitt 85 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är februari, med 37 mm nederbörd. Källor
Heywood Island (Western Australia)

Heywood Island ist eine Insel vor der Küste der westaustralischen Provinz Kimberley im Indischen Ozean. Umgebung Heywood Island ist von kleinen Felsen umgeben. Im Süden grenzt Byam Martin Island an, im Norden die größere Insel Vulcan. Fauna Heywood Island wird gelegentlich von einigen Fleckenfruchttauben besucht, die auf der Nahrungssuche auf Wanderschaft gehen. Einzelnachweise
Heywood Island, Western Australia

Heywood Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 2 000 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 890 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 596 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. Källor
Ile du Nord

The Ile du Nord, part of the Maria Island Group, is a small granite island with an area of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres) lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, near the Freycinet Peninsula. It is close to the northernmost point of Maria Island and is part of the Maria Island National Park. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird species are little penguin and short-tailed shearwater. The metallic skink is present. Rakali have also been seen on the island. See also Protected areas of Tasmania List of islands of Tasmania References
Ile Du Nord

Ile Du Nord är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 69 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Trakten runt Ile Du Nord är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 641 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är november, med i genomsnitt 98 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 34 mm nederbörd. Källor
Inner Sister Island

Inner Sister Island, part of the Sister Islands Conservation Area, is a granite and dolerite island, with an area of 748 hectares (2.89 mi2), located in Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia. Location and features The Inner Sister Island is located north of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group. The island is grazed by sheep and annual muttonbirding takes place. Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, silver gull, Pacific gull, pied oystercatcher and sooty oystercatcher. Resident reptiles are the three-lined skink, White's skink, white-lipped snake and tiger snake. Apart from the sheep, mammals present on the island include the eastern barred bandicoot, Tasmanian pademelon and the introduced European hare. See also List of islands of Tasmania Outer Sister Island Shag Reef References External links Harris, Stephen; Reid, Anthony, eds. (2010). Inner (West) Sister Island Scientific Expedition (PDF). Hobart: Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. ISBN 978-0-7246-6573-0. : |work= ignored (help)
Inner Sister Island

Inner Sister Island è un'isola che fa parte del Sisters Island Group, un sottogruppo delle isole Furneaux, che si trovano nello stretto di Bass in Tasmania (Australia). L'isola, che appartiene alla municipalità di Flinders, è compresa nella Sister Islands Conservation Area. L'isola serve da pascolo per le pecore e vi si svolge l'annuale muttonbirding (la raccolta stagionale dei pulcini). Geografia Inner Sister si trova a nord di Flinders Island, la maggiore delle Furneaux, assieme a Outer Sister Island, altra isola del Sisters Group. L'isola, formata di granito e dolerite, ha una superficie di 7,48 km². Fauna Tra le specie registrate sull'isola di uccelli marini e trampolieri c'è il pinguino minore blu, la berta codacorta, il gabbiano australiano, il gabbiano del Pacifico, la beccaccia di mare fuligginosa e la beccaccia di mare orientale. Tra i rettili si conta la Bassiana duperreyi, l'Egernia whitii, la Drysdalia coronoides e il serpente tigre. Sull'isola vive il bandicoot fasciato orientale, il pademelon della Tasmania ed è stata introdotta la lepre. Note Collegamenti esterni (EN) Inner (West) Sister Island - Scientific Expedition - 2010 (PDF), su dpipwe.tas.gov.au. URL consultato il 12 gennaio 2018.
Inner Sister Island

Inner Sister Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 360 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Arean är 7,9 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 2,8 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 5,0 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Trakten runt Inner Sister Island är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 724 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt 89 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 26 mm nederbörd. Kommentarer Källor
Irvine Island

Irvine Island is located 11 km (6.8 mi) off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia in the Buccaneer Archipelago. It is about 250 km (160 mi) northeast of Broome and 140 km (87 mi) north of Derby. Irvine Island is located near Koolan and Cockatoo Islands, on the same iron-mineralized rock formation. Irvine Island has a surface area of 893 hectares (2,207 acres) and is 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Cockatoo Island. Geology and mineralisation Irvine Island is composed of rocks of the Yampi Formation, a Paleoproterozoic Statherian-age sedimentary sequence of quartz sandstone, hematitic sandstone, feldspathic sandstone, siltstone, and hematitic conglomerate. Irvine Island, with two neighbouring islands, Koolan and Cockatoo, is part of a belt of iron ore mineralization formed at the base of the Yampi Formation. The ore is mainly of hematite, with small amounts of magnetite. The ore grades laterally into hematitic conglomerate or hematitic sandstone. The sediments of the Yampi Formation were deposited near a shoreline where iron-rich heavy minerals were concentrated on a beach or nearshore bar by prolonged reworking. Mines on Koolan and Cockatoo Islands have been in production since 1951, while the deposits on Irvine island are still in exploration assessment. Historical exploration Australian Iron and Steel, a subsidiary of BHP, explored for iron on Koolan, Cockatoo and Irvine Islands from the early 20th century. Three mineral claims and two mining leases were granted to AIS on Irvine Island in the mid-1930s and early 1950s. References
Irvine island

Irvine Island è una delle isole dell'arcipelago Buccaneer; è situata al largo della costa nord dell'Australia Occidentale, nelle acque dell'oceano Indiano, circa 140 km a nord della città di Derby. Appartiene alla Local government area della Contea di Derby-West Kimberley, nella regione di Kimberley. Assieme alle isole di Cockatoo e Koolan, fa parte del Kimberly Iron Ore Hub (KIOH). Sull'isola ci sono giacimenti di minerali ferrosi ancora da sfruttare. Irvine Island ha una superficie di 9,67 km² e si trova 5 km a ovest di Cockatoo Island. Note
Irvine Island

Irvine Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Western Australia, omkring 1 900 kilometer nordost om delstatshuvudstaden Perth. Arean är 10,7 kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 4,7 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 4,7 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Savannklimat råder i trakten. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 594 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är februari, med i genomsnitt 443 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med 1 mm nederbörd. Kommentarer Källor
Isabella Island

The Isabella Island, part of the Big Green Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 11.4-hectare (28-acre) unpopulated granite island, located in the Bass Strait, west of the Flinders Island and south of Chalky Island, in Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia. The island is a nature reserve and is part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and pied oystercatcher. Cape Barren geese also breed there. Reptiles present include the metallic skink, White's skink and white-lipped snake. See also List of islands of Tasmania References
Isabella Island

Isabella Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 310 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 820 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt 103 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 23 mm nederbörd. Källor
Middle Island (Warrnambool)

Middle Island is a small (c. 2 ha), rocky island lying close to the shore of south-western Victoria, Australia, in Stingray Bay next to the city of Warrnambool. It is a wildlife sanctuary that is home to breeding colonies of Australian little penguins (Eudyptula novaehollandiae) and short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris). It is closed to general public access because of the low penguin population. Maremma Project Because of the proximity of the island to the coast, it is accessible at low tide to predators such as foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and stray dogs. As a result, the penguin colony declined to a low of ten breeding pairs by 2005. In 2006 an attempt began to protect the birds from foxes by the use of Maremma Sheepdogs trained to protect penguins rather than sheep and to act as a deterrent to foxes. The dogs, who work in pairs, spend five or six days a week on the island during the breeding season from October to March. Since then the penguin population has been increasing and by 2016 had reached nearly two hundred. In 2017, when high tides and bad weather prevented the dogs from being taken to the island, as many as 140 penguins were killed by foxes. Numbers have since rebounded, and the project inspired a similar effort that began in late 2020 to protect newly released eastern barred bandicoots at Werribee Open Range Zoo by having the dogs mind a flock of sheep. In 2021, Eudy, the first Maremma specifically trained to protect the penguins died of bone cancer; she was buried on the island. Culture The 2015 film Oddball is about the Penguin Preservation Project. References External links Middle Island Penguin Project
Middle Island (Warrnambool)

Middle Island est une petite île rocheuse située près des côtes du sud-ouest de l'état de Victoria, en Australie, dans la baie Stingray, à côté de la ville de Warrnambool. Il s'agit d'une réserve faunique qui abrite des colonies reproductrices (en) de petits manchots d'Australie (Eudyptula novaehollandiae (en)) et de puffins à queue courte (Ardenna tenuirostris). L'accès au grand public est interdit en raison de la faible population de manchos. Projet Maremme En raison de sa proximité avec la côte, l'île est accessible à marée basse aux prédateurs tels que renards (Vulpes vulpes) et chiens errants. En conséquence, la colonie de manchots a diminué jusqu’à un minimum de dix couples reproducteurs en 2005. En 2006, afin de protéger les oiseaux des renards, des chiens de berger de Maremme sont formés pour protéger les manchots et dissuader les renards. Les chiens, qui travaillent en couple, passent cinq ou six jours par semaine sur l'île d'octobre à mars, pendant la saison de reproduction des oiseaux. Depuis lors, la population de manchots a augmenté et a atteint près de deux cents en 2016. En 2017, les marées hautes et le mauvais temps empêche l'arrivée des chiens sur l'île et 140 manchots sont tués par les renards. Les chiffres ont depuis remonté. Le projet a inspiré un effort similaire pour protéger les bandicoots rayés de l'Est récemment relâchés au zoo de Werribee (en). Culture Le projet de préservation des manchots a inspiré le film Oddball (2015). Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Middle Island (Warrnambool) » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail de l’Australie
Middle Island (Warrnambool)

Middle Island è un'isola rocciosa situata vicino alla città di Warrnambool, nello stato di Victoria, in Australia. Fauna L'isola ospita una colonia di pinguini minori blu (Eudyptula minor) e di berte codacorta (Ardenna tenuirostris) Maremma project A causa della vicinanza dell'isola alla costa, durante la bassa marea è accessibile a predatori come volpi (Vulpes vulpes) e cani (Canis lupus familiaris). Di conseguenza, nel 2005 la colonia di pinguini si è ridotta a un minimo di dieci coppie riproduttive. Nel 2006 è iniziato il Maremma Project con l'intento di proteggere i pinguini dai predatori con l'impiego di cani da pastore maremmani addestrati a proteggere i pinguini contro le volpi. I cani, che lavorano in coppia, trascorrono cinque o sei giorni alla settimana sull'isola durante la stagione riproduttiva, da ottobre a marzo. Da allora la popolazione dei pinguini è aumentata e nel 2016 aveva raggiunto quasi duecento esemplari. Nel 2015 è uscito il film Giotto, l'amico dei pinguini (Oddball in inglese) che parla del Maremma Project. Note Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Middle Island (Warrnambool)
Little Badger Island

The Little Badger Island, part of the Badger Group within the Furneaux Group, is a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) unpopulated low-lying granite island, located in Bass Strait, lying west of the Flinders and Cape Barren islands, Tasmania, south of Victoria, in south-eastern Australia. The island is contained within a nature reserve. The island is also part of the Chalky, Big Green and Badger Island Groups Important Bird Area. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird and wader species include little penguin, short-tailed shearwater, white-faced storm-petrel, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. See also List of islands of Tasmania References
Little Badger Island

Little Badger Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 290 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 820 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt 103 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 23 mm nederbörd. Källor
Maclean Island

Maclean Island ist eine Insel mit einer Fläche von 1,11 Hektar an der nordöstlichen Küste von Tasmanien, Australien. Die Insel ist Teil der Waterhouse-Island-Gruppe. Fauna Zu den Meeresvögeln, die als auf der Insel brütend festgestellt wurden, gehören Zwergpinguin und Dickschnabelmöwe. Die Hühnergans brütet ebenfalls auf der Insel. Einzelnachweise
Maclean Island

The Maclean Island, part of the Waterhouse Island Group, is a 1.11-hectare (2.7-acre) uninhabited granite islet, situated in Banks Strait, part of Bass Strait, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Baynes, St Helens, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, Cygnet and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets. Fauna Recorded breeding seabird species are the little penguin and Pacific gull. The Cape Barren goose has also nested on the island. See also List of islands of Tasmania References
MacLean Island

MacLean Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Tasmanien, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 240 kilometer norr om delstatshuvudstaden Hobart. Runt MacLean Island är det mycket glesbefolkat, med 2 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 847 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt 104 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är januari, med 26 mm nederbörd. Källor
Porcupine-Gorge-Nationalpark

i2i3i6 Der Porcupine-Gorge-Nationalpark (englisch Porcupine Gorge National Park) ist ein 54 Quadratkilometer großer Nationalpark in Queensland, Australien. Lage Er befindet sich in der Region North Queensland und liegt etwa 60 Kilometer nördlich von Hughenden und 385 Kilometer westlich von Townsville. Von Süden auf der Kennedy Developmental Road kommend, zweigt zunächst eine zwei Kilometer lange Stichstraße zum Porcupine Gorge Aussichtspunkt ab. Elf Kilometer nördlich gelangt man über die Emu Plains Road zum Pyramid Campingplatz. In der Nachbarschaft liegen die Nationalparks Blackbraes, White Mountains, Moorrinya und Great Basalt Wall. Geländeformen Der 25 Kilometer lange und nur wenige Kilometer breite Park folgt dem Flusslauf des Porcupine Creek und schließt auf beiden Seiten offenes Wald- und Grasland ein. Der Fluss hat sich hier eine eindrucksvolle, durchschnittlich 120 Meter tiefe Schlucht durch hunderte Millionen Jahre altes Sedimentgestein gegraben. In den breiten Teilen des Canyons entstand im Laufe der Zeit durch Erosion eine Pyramide, ein alleinstehender Monolith aus vielfarbigen Sandsteinschichten. Möglich wurde diese Formation erst dadurch, dass sich vor fünf Millionen Jahren durch einen Lavastrom über dem Sandstein eine dünne, aber harte Basaltdeckschicht gebildet hatte, die das darunterliegende weiche Gestein schützt. An Stellen wo diese Deckschicht abgetragen worden war, konnte sich der Porcupine Creek tief in den Sandstein eingraben. Die tieferen Sedimentschichten aus dem Perm, welche im Canyon angeschnitten sind, gehören zum Galilee-Becken und enthalten die Steinkohlenflöze der Betts Creek Beds. Die Flöze werden außerhalb des Parks auf ihre Bauwürdigkeit erkundet. Flora und Fauna Während der Regenzeit ist der Porcupine Creek ein reißender Bach, in der Trockenzeit ein dünnes Rinnsal mit zahlreichen Wasserlöchern das eine Vielzahl von Tieren anlockt, darunter auch vom Aussterben bedrohte wie Zwergbeutelmarder und Buchstabentaube. Insgesamt beherbergt der Park 80 Vogelarten, 30 Reptilienarten und 30 Säugetierarten. Zu den größeren Arten zählen Bergkängurus, Rote Riesenkängurus und Rote Rattenkängurus. Eine Dingo-Population wird bewusst erhalten, um Katzen kurz zu halten und die Kängurubestände zu regulieren. Die Flora ist geprägt von Eukalypten, Akazien, Myrtenheiden und Kasuarinen, daneben existieren auch seltenere Arten wie die Pink Gidgees (Acacia crombiei). Weblinks Offizielle Website des Parks (englisch) Einzelnachweise