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Seal Island (Shoalwater, Western Australia)

Coordinates: 32°17′34″S 115°41′25″E / 32.29267°S 115.690382°E / -32.29267; 115.690382 (Seal Island)
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Seal Island
View of Seal Island from the Australian mainland
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Geography
LocationShoalwater Islands Marine Park
Coordinates32°17′34″S 115°41′25″E / 32.29267°S 115.690382°E / -32.29267; 115.690382 (Seal Island) Edit this at Wikidata
Administration
StateWestern Australia
LGACity of Rockingham
Demographics
Population0

Seal Island is located near Shoalwater, Western Australia in the Perth region.[1][2]

It is incorporated into the Shoalwater Bay Islands Nature Reserve, and surrounded by the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.[3]

In December 2016, a rare birth of a southern elephant seal pup on the island was just the third such event recorded in Western Australia in 20 years and only the tenth in Australia since 1958.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
  2. ^ "Place names of Australia". Geoscience Australia. 2004.
  3. ^ "Marine CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Southern elephant seal born off Perth coast a rare event, wildlife officers say". abc.net.au. Tom Wildie. Retrieved 6 December 2016.