Katers Island

Katers
	Katers
Geography
Coordinates	14.4637°S 125.5336°E
Total islands	1
Area	1,718 ha (4,250 acres)
Highest elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Administration
	Australia
Demographics
Population	0

Katers Island is an uninhabited island located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

The island encompasses an area of 1,718 hectares (4,245 acres).[1] Found approximately 1.4 kilometres (1 mi) off-shore the island has a maximum elevation of 101 metres (331 ft) it is composed of scarp country with massive scree and deep joints.[2]

A new species of Rock Wallaby, Petrogale burbidgei. was discovered on Katers and other islands in the archipelago in 1977.[3]

References

"Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
L. A. Gibson (2010). "Biodiversity values on selected Kimberley Islands, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
D. J. Kitchener and G. Sanson (30 June 1978). "Petrogale burbidgei, a new species of Rock Wallaby from Kimberley, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

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[SPA-1] "Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[2] L. A. Gibson (2010). "Biodiversity values on selected Kimberley Islands, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[3] D. J. Kitchener and G. Sanson (30 June 1978). "Petrogale burbidgei, a new species of Rock Wallaby from Kimberley, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.