Chatham Island (Western Australia)
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 1 '44 " S , 116 ° 29' 50" O | |
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| length | 1.4 km | |
| width | 930 m | |
| surface | 99 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 89 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Chatham Island is an uninhabited island about 1200 meters off the south coast of Western Australia near the D'Entrecasteaux National Park . The nearly one square kilometer island belongs to the South Ward of Manjimup Shire in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia. The next place on the mainland is Walpole .
It was discovered in 1791 by George Vancouver on board the HMS Discovery , who first gave it the name Cape Chatham . The island was later renamed Chatham Island.