Katers Island
  Katers | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 14°27′49″S 125°32′01″E / 14.4637°S 125.5336°ECoordinates: 14°27′49″S 125°32′01″E / 14.4637°S 125.5336°E |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Area | 1,718 ha (4,250 acres) |
| Highest elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
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Australia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Katers Island is an uninhabited island located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The island encompasses an area of 1,718 hectares (4,245 acres).[1] Found approximately 1.4 kilometres (1 mi) off-shore the island has a maximum elevation of 101 metres (331 ft) it is composed of scarp country with massive scree and deep joints.[2]
A new species of Rock Wallaby, Petrogale burbidgei. was discovered on Katers and other islands in the archipelago in 1977.[3]
References
- ↑ "Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ L. A. Gibson (2010). "Biodiversity values on selected Kimberley Islands, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ D. J. Kitchener and G. Sanson (30 June 1978). "Petrogale burbidgei, a new species of Rock Wallaby from Kimberley, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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