Perth, Western Australia hosts a variety of unique and biologically diverse habitats found nowhere else on Earth.[1] Many of these habitats include islands. Islands provide habitat and safe refuge for endangered native fauna as they are free of invasive species and the pressures of human development. Coastal islands of this region heavily feature limestone as their base structure, while the inland islands are predominantly made of serpentine soil.[2]

Coastal islands

The coastal islands of the Perth metropolitan region are:

Australian sea lions on Carnac Island.
View of Penguin Island from the Australian mainland.
NameLocationLocalitySize (ha)Distance from mainland (km)Notes
Rottnest Island[3]32°00′22″S 115°36′46″E / 32.00611°S 115.61278°E / -32.00611; 115.61278 (Rottnest Island)–1,90017Home to the largest population of quokkas in the world.[4]
Garden Island32°12′18″S 115°40′24″E / 32.20500°S 115.67333°E / -32.20500; 115.67333 (Garden Island (Western Australia))–1,2002.2 (connected by the Garden Island Causeway)Home to a tammar wallaby population. One of the Royal Australian Navy's main bases is also located on the island.
Carnac Island[5]32°07′30″S 115°39′46″E / 32.12500°S 115.66278°E / -32.12500; 115.66278 (Carnac Island)–196.9High abundance of tiger snakes.[6]
Penguin Island[7]32°18′23″S 115°41′20″E / 32.30639°S 115.68889°E / -32.30639; 115.68889 (Penguin Island (Western Australia))Shoalwater12.50.7Home to the largest population of fairy penguins in the world.
Seal Island[8]32°17′36″S 115°41′19″E / 32.29333°S 115.68861°E / -32.29333; 115.68861 (Seal Island (Shoalwater, Western Australia))Shoalwater1.40.9Home to a small population of Australian sea lions.
Bird Island32°16′42″S 115°41′17″E / 32.27833°S 115.68806°E / -32.27833; 115.68806 (Bird Island (Western Australia))Peron0.80.4Part of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.
Shag Island32°17′44.7″S 115°41′30.2″E / 32.295750°S 115.691722°E / -32.295750; 115.691722 (Shag Island (Western Australia))Shoalwater0.40.85Part of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.
Little Island31°48′44.4″S 115°42′32″E / 31.812333°S 115.70889°E / -31.812333; 115.70889 (Little Island (Western Australia))Hillarys0.11.9Part of the Marmion Marine Park.
Trigg Island[9]31°52′33.1″S 115°45′03.6″E / 31.875861°S 115.751000°E / -31.875861; 115.751000 (Trigg Island)Trigg0.1Part of the Marmion Marine Park.

Satellite islands of Rottnest Island

A quokka at Rottnest Island
NameLocationSize (m2)Distance from Rottnest Island (m)Notes
Dyer Island32°01′07.8″S 115°33′0.35″E / 32.018833°S 115.5500972°E / -32.018833; 115.5500972 (Dyer Island Island (Western Australia))7,000730Australian sea lions sun themselves on the northern beach.[10]
Green Island32°01′00.5″S 115°29′57.1″E / 32.016806°S 115.499194°E / -32.016806; 115.499194 (Green Island Island (Western Australia))1,80060Lies within the Kitson Point snorkelling trail.[11]
Wallace Island32°00′44.6″S 115°33′18.8″E / 32.012389°S 115.555222°E / -32.012389; 115.555222 (Wallace Island Island (Western Australia))1,300140Known for seabirds resting on the island.
Parakeet Island31°59′14.9″S 115°30′51.3″E / 31.987472°S 115.514250°E / -31.987472; 115.514250 (Dyer Island Island (Western Australia))80030Lies within a popular snorkelling area near Parakeet Bay.

Inland islands

Inland islands include those located in the Swan River, Canning River, and Beeliar Wetlands.

NameLocationLocalitySize (ha)Notes
Heirisson Island31°57′58″S 115°52′50″E / 31.96611°S 115.88056°E / -31.96611; 115.88056 (Heirisson Island)East Perth28.5Home to a small population of western grey kangaroos.
Kuljak Island31°56′25.83″S 115°54′55.92″E / 31.9405083°S 115.9155333°E / -31.9405083; 115.9155333 (Kuljack Island)Ascot28The surrounding wetlands are a Bush Forever site.[12]
Lake Island31°45′10.9″S 115°47′22.9″E / 31.753028°S 115.789694°E / -31.753028; 115.789694 (Lake Island)Joondalup14Crucial nesting site for the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo.[13]
Malup Island31°44′09.5″S 115°47′00.8″E / 31.735972°S 115.783556°E / -31.735972; 115.783556 (Malup Island)Joondalup11Part of Yellagonga Regional Park.
Ron Courtney Island[14]31°55′15.8″S 115°56′28.5″E / 31.921056°S 115.941250°E / -31.921056; 115.941250 (Ron Courtney Island)Ascot1.6Good fishing spot for catching mulloway, tailor and black bream.[15]
Monger Island31°55′55.5″S 115°49′24.9″E / 31.932083°S 115.823583°E / -31.932083; 115.823583 (Monger Island)Wembley1.3Created in the 1960s as a bird refuge.[16]
Elizabeth Quay Island31°57′33″S 115°51′24″E / 31.95928°S 115.85654°E / -31.95928; 115.85654 (Elizabeth Quay Island)Perth0.6Artificial islet in Elizabeth Quay with playground and kiosk.
Jualbup Island[17]31°57′32.1″S 115°48′41.4″E / 31.958917°S 115.811500°E / -31.958917; 115.811500 (Jualbup Island)Shenton Park0.3Used as a feeding, resting and breeding site for a variety of native water birds.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Perth's Banksia Woodlands". Bushlandperth.org.au. Urban Bushland Council WA. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Online Nursery - Apace WA". Apace.org.au. Apace WA. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Our History". Rottnest Island. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Quokka". environment.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Carnac Island | Explore Parks WA | Department of Parks and Wildlife". Parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tiger snakes on Carnac Island". members.iinet.net.au. Snakes harmful and harmless. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Penguin Island Visitor Information". Penguinisland.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Management Plan For The" (PDF). Dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Trigg Island". westernaustralia.com. Tourism Western Australia. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dyer Island, Rottnest, Western Australia". Boat Advice. Emma George. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "My Tips for Finding the Best Places for Snorkeling at Rottnest Island". Wild Western Australia. Bonny. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Belmont Foreshore Precinct Plan" (PDF). Belmont.wa.gov.au. June 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "MANAGE~1.DOC" (PDF). Joondalup.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ron Courtney Island (island)". Au.geoview.info. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Fishing Report 11-01-2014 Whew ! It... - Perth & WA Fishing Reports". Facebook. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Lake Monger – An Introduction to the Ecology". MiWER.org. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Lake Jualbup Aquatic Fauna Surveys" (PDF). subiaco.gov.au. City of Subiaco. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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