Little Island (Western Australia)

Coordinates: 31°48′44.4″S 115°42′32″E / 31.812333°S 115.70889°E / -31.812333; 115.70889

Little Island is a small uninhabited sand and limestone island situated in the Marmion Marine Park just off the coast of Hillarys in Perth, Western Australia. There is a small beach on the north eastern side of the island however beaching of kayaks is not allowed and walking on the beach is discouraged. The waters around the island are a marine sanctuary, so there is always an excellent array of marine life in the area, including humpback whales, bottlenose dolphins, Australian sea lions and occasionally, wayward sea turtles.[1] It is a site for viewing sea lions and has a snorkelling trail.[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Little Island Kayak Trail, Hillary's". trails.com.au. Trails WA. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Orsini, Jean-Paul; Newsome, David (2005). "Human perceptions of hauled out Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) and implications for management: a case study from Carnac Island, Western Australia". Tourism in Marine Environments. 2 (1): 129–132. The island is the main of three sites (with Penguin Island, Little Island) where interactions on land between recreational visitors and sea lions frequently occur
  3. ↑ Smith, Holly (2014). Perth, Western Australia & the Outback. Hunter Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781588437808. Little Island has a snorkeling trail
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