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Edwards Island (Western Australia)

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The island occupies an area of 0.454 hectares (1 acre) with a maximum elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) and is situated approximately 100 metres (328 ft) off the coast. It is composed of
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islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of 150 kilometres (93 mi).
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The first European to discover the island was the French explorer
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platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves.
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Along with Lancelin Island it is at the southern end of the
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Edwards Island is located in Western Australia
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Western Australia
Lancelin
limestone
Lancelin Island
reef
Turquoise Coast
Hamelin
Lancelin Island
List of islands of Western Australia


"Turquoise Coast islands nature reserves management plan"
Government of Western Australia
"Final Plan of Management for the Lancelin Island Lagoon Fish Habitat Protection Area"
the original
"History of Lancelin"
the original
31°01′48″S 115°19′23″E / 31.03000°S 115.32306°E / -31.03000; 115.32306
Categories
Nature reserves in Western Australia
Islands of the Wheatbelt (Western Australia)

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