Sandy Island (Lacepede Islands)

Sandy Island is an island within the Lacepede Islands group, which sits about 30 kilometres (20 mi) off the coast of the Dampier Peninsula in north-west Western Australia. It is located at 16° 52.86' S 122° 10.17' E.[1] It forms part of the Lacepede Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[2]

Sandy Island was originally named Victoria Island by 19th century guano miners and was then described as "little more than a rock of about a mile in circumference".[3]

References
  1. "Sandy Island". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lacepede Islands. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-07-18.
  3. "The Lacepede Islands". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA. 13 January 1877. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2 September 2014.


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