Location Shark Bay Region Gascoyne | State Western Australia | |
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Bernier Island is one of three islands that comprise the Bernier and Dorre Island Nature Reserve in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia.
Map of Bernier Island, Western Australia, Australia
It was a hospital location in the early 1900s.
It is located at the north-western corner of the World Heritage area, almost due west of Carnarvon, Western Australia. The 2.6 hectares (6 acres) Koks Island is offshore from the lighthouse at its northern end. It is separated from Dorre Island to its south by a 500 metres (1,640 ft) gap with a depth of 4 m (13 ft).
The island is home to one of the few remaining colonies of the Banded Hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) and the endangered Shark Bay mouse of which there is an estimated 5,000 to 9,000 individuals.
References
Bernier Island Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA