The Coral Patches
The Coral Patches | ||
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Waters | Indian Ocean | |
archipelago | Pelsaert Islands | |
Geographical location | 28 ° 51 ′ S , 114 ° 1 ′ E | |
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Number of islands | 13 | |
Total land area | 0.005.76 km² | |
Residents | uninhabited |
The Coral Patches , literal translation: The coral patches are a coral reef and a group of islands in the Indian Ocean 59 km off the West Australian coastal town of Geraldton . They belong to the Pelsaert Islands , the southernmost group in the Houtman-Abrolhos archipelago .
The group consists of 13 very small and flat islands, which lie in the middle of a coral reef of around 73 hectares . The islands of The Coral Patches are not officially named or numbered.