Pope Island (Western Australia)

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Pope Island
Waters Indian Ocean
Geographical location 16 ° 29 ′  S , 123 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 29 ′  S , 123 ° 22 ′  E
Pope Island (Western Australia) (Western Australia)
Pope Island (Western Australia)
length 550 mdep1
width 210 mdep1
Residents uninhabited

Pope Island is an uninhabited island in the northern part of the King Sound , an Australian coastal body of water in the Indian Ocean . It belongs to the Kimberley region in the Australian state of Western Australia .

The island is 550 meters long and 210 meters wide. It is approximately 6.2 kilometers from mainland Australia.

The island is the third westernmost island in a five-kilometer chain of islands. The name of the western neighbor island is Kessel Island , the eastern neighbor island is called Whipp Island .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Pope Island, Western Australia, Australia. Google Maps, accessed July 30, 2017 .