List of islands in Shark Bay

This is a list of the islands in the Shark Bay area of the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia, (between 24°30′0″ and 26°30′0″ S, and 112°0′0″ and 114°30′0″ E).

There are approximately 30 small islands in Shark Bay; all are within the World Heritage Reserve.[1]

The largest is Dirk Hartog Island.

Island Area
(ha) 		Location Vicinity
Baudin Island 20 26°30′54″S 113°38′55″E / 26.51500°S 113.64861°E / -26.51500; 113.64861 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Bernier Island 4,000 24°50′57″S 113°08′14″E / 24.84917°S 113.13722°E / -24.84917; 113.13722 Bernier Island
Charles Island / Charlie Island 1 26°22′03″S 113°34′07″E / 26.36750°S 113.56861°E / -26.36750; 113.56861 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Dirk Hartog Island 63,000 25°50′36″S 113°03′18″E / 25.84333°S 113.05500°E / -25.84333; 113.05500 Dirk Hartog Island
Dorre Island 4,900 25°03′26″S 113°06′04″E / 25.05722°S 113.10111°E / -25.05722; 113.10111 Bernier Island
Double Island 1 26°24′57″S 113°36′59″E / 26.41583°S 113.61639°E / -26.41583; 113.61639 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Egg Island 1 25°54′34″S 113°09′20″E / 25.90944°S 113.15556°E / -25.90944; 113.15556 Dirk Hartog Island
Faure Island 5,200 25°51′22″S 113°53′35″E / 25.85611°S 113.89306°E / -25.85611; 113.89306 Faure Island
Freycinet Island 3 26°24′26″S 113°37′00″E / 26.40722°S 113.61667°E / -26.40722; 113.61667 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Friday Island 1 26°06′09″S 113°24′09″E / 26.10250°S 113.40250°E / -26.10250; 113.40250 Freycinet Reach
Koks Island 4 24°45′02″S 113°09′33″E / 24.75056°S 113.15917°E / -24.75056; 113.15917 Bernier Island
Mary Anne Island 1 26°29′06″S 113°40′59″E / 26.48500°S 113.68306°E / -26.48500; 113.68306 Henri Freycinet Harbour
North Guano Island 6 26°31′59″S 113°41′25″E / 26.53306°S 113.69028°E / -26.53306; 113.69028 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Pelican Island 8 25°51′12″S 114°00′48″E / 25.85333°S 114.01333°E / -25.85333; 114.01333 Faure Is
Salutation Island 170 26°32′22″S 113°45′56″E / 26.53944°S 113.76556°E / -26.53944; 113.76556 Henri Freycinet Harbour
South Guano Island 2 26°32′45″S 113°41′26″E / 26.54583°S 113.69056°E / -26.54583; 113.69056 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Three Bays Island 5 26°33′15″S 113°38′46″E / 26.55417°S 113.64611°E / -26.55417; 113.64611 Henri Freycinet Harbour
White Island 1 26°26′38″S 113°45′41″E / 26.44389°S 113.76139°E / -26.44389; 113.76139 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Wilds Island 1 26°27′06″S 113°36′54″E / 26.45167°S 113.61500°E / -26.45167; 113.61500 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Ant Island 26°09′47″S 113°26′32″E / 26.16306°S 113.44222°E / -26.16306; 113.44222
Babbage Island 84 24°52′39″S 113°37′57″E / 24.87750°S 113.63250°E / -24.87750; 113.63250 Carnarvon
Boora Island 24°45′25″S 114°11′45″E / 24.75694°S 114.19583°E / -24.75694; 114.19583
Eagle Island 1 26°05′40″S 113°34′30″E / 26.09444°S 113.57500°E / -26.09444; 113.57500 Freycinet Reach
Hutchison Islands 1 26°06′47″S 114°14′05″E / 26.11306°S 114.23472°E / -26.11306; 114.23472 Faure Island
Kangaroo Island 1 26°19′09″S 113°29′58″E / 26.31917°S 113.49944°E / -26.31917; 113.49944 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Lefebre Island 6 26°13′50″S 113°30′25″E / 26.23056°S 113.50694°E / -26.23056; 113.50694 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Meade Island 1 26°00′05″S 113°11′57″E / 26.00139°S 113.19917°E / -26.00139; 113.19917 Dirk Hartog Island
North Kangaroo Island 1 26°17′57″S 113°30′11″E / 26.29917°S 113.50306°E / -26.29917; 113.50306 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Parrot Island 26°24′45″S 113°30′09″E / 26.41250°S 113.50250°E / -26.41250; 113.50250
Slope Island 5 26°05′27″S 113°24′45″E / 26.09083°S 113.41250°E / -26.09083; 113.41250 Freycinet Reach
Smith Islands 1 26°35′20″S 113°43′35″E / 26.58889°S 113.72639°E / -26.58889; 113.72639 Henri Freycinet Harbour
Sunday Island 26°07′32″S 113°14′06″E / 26.12556°S 113.23500°E / -26.12556; 113.23500
Unknown Island 26°23′16″S 113°22′16″E / 26.38778°S 113.37111°E / -26.38778; 113.37111
Whitlock Island 24°53′14″S 113°38′44″E / 24.88722°S 113.64556°E / -24.88722; 113.64556
Whitmore Island 24°52′00″S 113°37′20″E / 24.86667°S 113.62222°E / -24.86667; 113.62222
Wilson Island 26°09′55″S 113°39′33″E / 26.16528°S 113.65917°E / -26.16528; 113.65917

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shark Bay World Heritage Property, Environmental values, Cultural uses and potential Petroleum Industry impacts" (PDF). Department of Environmental Protection. July 2001.
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