The Cervantes Islands are a small group of islands in Western Australia, found to the south west of the locality of Cervantes. They are approximately 180km north west of Perth. They are 2 km (1.2 mi) from Thirsty Point which is at the southern side of the locality.[1]
Island group edit
The Cervantes Islands are a group of three individual islands:
- North Cervantes Island with an area of 284 hectares (701.8 acres) located 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) from the mainland with a maximum elevation of 8 metres (26 ft)
- Middle Cervantes Island with an area of 0.45 ha (1.1 acres) located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from the mainland.
- South Cervantes Island with an area of 0.71 ha (1.8 acres) located 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from the mainland.[2]
The group sits within the Jurien Bay Marine Park[3] and the Turquoise Coast islands group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of 150 kilometres (93 mi).[2] The islands are located in the Cervantes Islands Nature Reserve, which was declared in 1968.[4]
The islands are named for an American whaling ship that was wrecked off the North island in June 1844.[5][6] The ship was named after the writer Miguel de Cervantes.[7]
The Australian sea lion is known to inhabit the islands.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Thirsty Point was earlier known as Wreck Point p300 Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion; Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion (2008), Where on the coast is that?, Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-452-2
- ^ a b "Turquoise Coast islands nature reserves management plan" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Nambung National Park, Hangover Bay and Kangaroo Point". Pinnacles Visitor Centre. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Marine CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Shipwrecks Audio Transcript - Tilting at whales". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ page 55 of Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion; Murray, Ian; Hercock, Marion (2008), Where on the coast is that?, Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-452-2
- ^ Maria Elena Knolle Cano. "The Spanish vs the Australian Cervantes". Spanish Australia Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Seal Watching Tours". Lobster Shack. 2015.