Michaelmas Island

Michaelmas Island
Michaelmas Island is located in Indian Ocean
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Michaelmas Island
Location of Michaelmas Island
Michaelmas Island from Mount Clarence Albany, Western Australia

Michaelmas Island is an island located in King George Sound near Albany, Western Australia. The island is a nature reserve (declared in 1983) and managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation; its reserve number is 30049. The island is also registered as a national estate. The island is 91.9 hectares (227 acres) in area. [1] Michaelmas Island has steep rocky shores with submerged reefs all along its northern southern and eastern sides in depths up to 30 metres (100 ft) with large granite boulders. The faces are covered in a diverse range in corals and sponges and home to a wide variety of marine life. A whale chaser “Cheynes III” that was scuttled in 1982 is located off the western side of the island and is regarded highly as a diving site. [2] [3] Michaelmas Island is an important habitat for both resident and migratory birds. The habitat of these species is threatened by weed invasion such as Taylorina and feral animals such as rats. [4] George Vancouver named many of the landforms around Albany when he entered King George Sound in 1791 including Michaelmas Island (discovered on Michaelmas Day), King George Sound, Breaksea Island, Oyster Harbour and Point Possession. Vancouver described the island as being covered in rich grasses and other vegetables. Before leaving he planted some vine cuttings, some water cresses, and sowed various seeds. Matthew Flinders landed on the island in 1801 and reported the island to be covered in wiry grasses and stunted shrubs, also it was covered it rat holes. [5] [6]

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Coordinates: 35°02′37.74″S 118°02′21.26″E / 35.0438167°S 118.0392389°E / -35.0438167; 118.0392389


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