Coffin Island

Coordinates: 34°59′56.55″S 118°12′46.27″E / 34.9990417°S 118.2128528°E / -34.9990417; 118.2128528
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For the Canadian island, see Coffin Island (Nunavut). For the Japanese Islands formerly known as the Coffin Islands, see Bonin Islands.
Not to be confused with
Caja de Muertos
.

Coffin Island
Map
Geography
Coordinates34°59′56.55″S 118°12′46.27″E / 34.9990417°S 118.2128528°E / -34.9990417; 118.2128528
Administration

Coffin Island is an island that is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The island is 300 metres (984 ft) offshore from Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve and the island is also a protected area making up part of the reserve.[1] With an area of 28 hectares (69 acres) the island is made up mostly of granite.

Fauna

Coffin Island forms part of the

New Zealand fur seals with a population of approximately 100 being recorded on the island in 1990. Australian sea lions
also make use of the island in smaller numbers.

Flora

The island has sufficient

heathland
.

References

  1. ^ "Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve Management Plan" (PDF). 1995. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  2. ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-14. on 18 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Threat Abatement Plan for the Incidental Catch (or by-catch) of Seabirds During Oceanic Longline Fishing Operations". 1995. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve". 2005. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
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