Eastern Islands (Houtman-Abrolhos)
| Eastern Islands | ||
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 Eastern Islands on the right. |
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| archipelago | Easter Group | |
| Geographical location | 28 ° 40 ′ S , 113 ° 52 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | approx. 22 (8 officially named) (> 14 anonymous) |
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| Main island | Leo Island | |
| Total land area | 0,460.5 km² | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Eastern Islands , literal translation: Eastern Islands , are a small group of islands in the Indian Ocean 70 km northwest of the western Australian coastal city of Geraldton . They belong to the Easter Group of the Houtman Abrolhos Archipelago .
The Eastern Islands form a small atoll-like structure that is separated from the rest of the Easter Group by the 1.7 km wide Eastern Passage . Including the 2.8 km north of Little North Island , the archipelago consists of about 22 islands, of which only eight are officially named.
Islands
Only the officially named islands of the Eastern Islands are listed in the following table.
| Island name | Coordinates | Area (in ha ) |
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| Bynoe Island | 28 ° 39 ′ 54 ″ S, 113 ° 52 ′ 31 ″ E | 3,099 |
| Helms Island | 28 ° 40 ′ 10 "S, 113 ° 51 ′ 38" E | 1.224 |
| Joe Smith Island | 28 ° 40 ′ 55 ″ S, 113 ° 51 ′ 28 ″ E | 0.434 |
| Leo Island | 28 ° 41 ′ 22 ″ S, 113 ° 51 ′ 36 ″ E | 24.073 |
| Little North Island | 28 ° 37 ′ 51 ″ S, 113 ° 52 ′ 53 ″ E | 4,350 |
| Stokes Island | 28 ° 40 ′ 30 ″ S, 113 ° 51 ′ 2 ″ E | 4.905 |
| Tapani Island | 28 ° 40 ′ 30 ″ S, 113 ° 51 ′ 16 ″ E | 0.909 |
| White Island | 28 ° 40 ′ 16 ″ S, 113 ° 52 ′ 30 ″ E | 7,051 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gazetter of Australia (2010) ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Inventory of the Land Conservation Values of the Houtman Abrolhos (PDF; 2.7 MB): In addition to the officially named islands, other islands of the Eastern Islands are also given "unofficial names".
