Edwards Island (Edwards Island)
Edwards Island, also known as Edward Island, is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin.
The island occupies an area of 0.454 ha with a maximum elevation of 5 m and is situated approximately 100 m off the coast. It is composed of limestone and is linked to Lancelin Island by intertidal and subtidal reef platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves.
Along with Lancelin Island it is at the southern end of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of 150 km.
The first European to discover the island was the French explorer Hamelin in 1801 aboard the Naturalist, who named Lancelin Island.
* List of islands of Western Australia
The island occupies an area of 0.454 ha with a maximum elevation of 5 m and is situated approximately 100 m off the coast. It is composed of limestone and is linked to Lancelin Island by intertidal and subtidal reef platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves.
Along with Lancelin Island it is at the southern end of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of 150 km.
The first European to discover the island was the French explorer Hamelin in 1801 aboard the Naturalist, who named Lancelin Island.
* List of islands of Western Australia
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