page_title: Pearson Island
hierarchical_section_title: Pearson Island
caption_attribution_description: English: A distant view of the Pearson Isles off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula with the S.S. 'Governor Musgrave' at anchor; Searcy notes that the site possessed good fishing and the island contained large quantities of a rare species of wallaby
context_page_description: Pearson Island is an island located in the Australian state of South Australia within the Pearson Isles an island group located in the larger group known as the Investigator Group about 63 kilometres southwest by west of Cape Finniss on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. The group was discovered and named by Matthew Flinders on 13 February 1802. The island group has enjoyed protected area status since the 1960s and since 2011, it has been part of the Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area. Pearson Island is notable both for its colony of Pearson Island Rock wallaby and for being a destination for scientific research.
context_section_description: Pearson Island is an island located in the Australian state of South Australia within the Pearson Isles an island group located in the larger group known as the Investigator Group about 63 kilometres (39 miles) southwest by west of Cape Finniss on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula.  The group was discovered and named by Matthew Flinders on 13 February 1802.  The island group has enjoyed protected area status since the 1960s and since 2011, it has been part of the Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area.  Pearson Island is notable both for its colony of  Pearson Island Rock wallaby and for being a destination for scientific research.
caption: View of Pearson Island from its south end circa 1914 (State Library of South Australia PRG-280-1-12-263)
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