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Shelter Island (Western Australia)

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95: 270: 29: 132:, which is the much smaller island located immediately east of Shelter Island. The beach immediately west of Shelter Island is known as Muttonbird Beach, and is popular for swimming, surfing, fishing, and four wheel driving. 135:
Shelter Island is approximately 130 metres (427 ft) off-shore from Muttonbird Beach separated by a channel that has an average depth of 8 metres (26 ft) it is regarded as a suitable open-water
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but has sufficient soil for plant growth and is well vegetated on top. The island supports breeding populations of
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of the island is 10 hectares (25 acres). It was declared a Class 1A
174: 114: 285: 170:Little penguins have also been seen on the island. 84: 47: 42: 336:Islands of the Great Southern (Western Australia) 33:Shelter Island from lookout over Muttonbird Beach 113:is approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) due 305: 8: 21: 312: 298: 199:"WA Divers - Dive sites in the South West" 27: 20: 190: 221:"Aussie Heritage- Torbay Coastal Area" 128:It is often mistakenly referred to as 7: 331:Nature reserves in Western Australia 266: 264: 284:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 341:Western Australia geography stubs 276:This article about a location in 143:The island consists of a mass of 268: 93: 1: 16:Island in Western Australia 357: 263: 89: 38: 26: 149:flesh-footed shearwaters 69:35.05083°S 117.69278°E 74:-35.05083; 117.69278 65: /  23: 293: 292: 278:Western Australia 155:as well as small 130:Muttonbird Island 123:Western Australia 108: 107: 348: 314: 307: 300: 272: 265: 255: 254: 252: 250: 239: 233: 232: 230: 228: 217: 211: 210: 208: 206: 195: 99: 97: 96: 80: 79: 77: 76: 75: 70: 66: 63: 62: 61: 58: 31: 24: 356: 355: 351: 350: 349: 347: 346: 345: 321: 320: 319: 318: 261: 259: 258: 248: 246: 241: 240: 236: 226: 224: 219: 218: 214: 204: 202: 197: 196: 192: 187: 153:little penguins 104: 94: 92: 73: 71: 67: 64: 59: 56: 54: 52: 51: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 354: 352: 344: 343: 338: 333: 323: 322: 317: 316: 309: 302: 294: 291: 290: 273: 257: 256: 234: 212: 189: 188: 186: 183: 179:Nature Reserve 111:Shelter Island 106: 105: 90: 87: 86: 85:Administration 82: 81: 49: 45: 44: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 22:Shelter Island 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 353: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 328: 326: 315: 310: 308: 303: 301: 296: 295: 289: 287: 283: 279: 274: 271: 267: 262: 244: 238: 235: 222: 216: 213: 200: 194: 191: 184: 182: 180: 176: 171: 168: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 141: 139: 133: 131: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 103: 102: 88: 83: 78: 50: 46: 41: 37: 30: 25: 19: 286:expanding it 275: 260: 247:. Retrieved 237: 225:. Retrieved 215: 203:. Retrieved 193: 172: 169: 142: 134: 129: 127: 110: 109: 91: 18: 157:populations 72: / 60:117°41′34″E 48:Coordinates 325:Categories 249:15 October 205:18 October 185:References 181:in 1973. 173:The total 165:black rats 161:feral cats 140:site. 101:Australia 43:Geography 227:14 April 57:35°3′3″S 145:granite 245:. 1998 223:. 2007 201:. 2009 119:Albany 98:  280:is a 282:stub 251:2010 229:2008 207:2010 175:area 163:and 151:and 138:dive 115:west 159:of 125:. 117:of 327:: 167:. 121:, 313:e 306:t 299:v 288:. 253:. 231:. 209:.

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