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As one of the few islands in the
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Tertiary-Quaternary Geological Evolution of the Houtman Abrolhos Carbonate Platforms, Northern Perth Basin". In Purcell, R.; Purcell, P. (eds.).
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The island has three named points: Slaughter Point, Blowfish Point and
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Wallabi Group. This platform, which rises abruptly from a flat shelf, is about 40 metres (130 ft) thick, and is of
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Houtman Abrolhos Islands". In Vacher, Leonard; Quinn, Terrence (eds.).
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Keighery, G. J. (2001). "A flora and vegetation survey of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia".
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