List of islands in the Houtman Abrolhos

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The Houtman Abrolhos is an island chain off the west coast of Australia. It is widely reported that the Houtman Abrolhos contains 122 islands, but only 93 islands had gazetted names in 1996. In the gazetteer of 2011 Hartley Island appears no more, but Barge Rock, Second Sister and Shag Rock appear, which raises the number of gazetted names to 96 (30 in the Wallabi Group, 38 in the Pelsaert Group and 28 in the Easter Group).[1]

In addition to the gazetted islands, six island groups have been gazetted. The three main groups are the Wallabi Group, the Easter Group and the Pelsaert Group. In addition, the Easter Group contains a group known as the Eastern Islands, and the Pelsaert group contains groups known as the and the .[2]

The Inventory of the Land Conservation Values of the Houtman Abrolhos mentions many more unofficially named islets, 16 in the Wallabi Group, 26 in the Eastern Group and 15 in the Pelsaert Group, plus the subgroups of the Jackson Islets (7 islets without individual names or numbers) and The Coral Patches (13 islets without individual names or numbers), also in the Pelsaert Group.[3]

This makes for a total of 173 known islands, islets and above-water rocks with land area in the Houtman Abrolhos.

This list is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia.[2]

Name Area
m²		 Coordinates Group, subgroup
17661 28°54′34″S 113°52′55″E / 28.90944°S 113.88194°E / -28.90944; 113.88194 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
3207 28°54′34″S 113°52′42″E / 28.90944°S 113.87833°E / -28.90944; 113.87833 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
17166 28°54′24″S 113°52′16″E / 28.90667°S 113.87111°E / -28.90667; 113.87111 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
4419 28°54′22″S 113°51′21″E / 28.90611°S 113.85583°E / -28.90611; 113.85583 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
6154 28°53′56″S 113°51′36″E / 28.89889°S 113.86000°E / -28.89889; 113.86000 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
12073 28°28′30″S 113°41′51″E / 28.47500°S 113.69750°E / -28.47500; 113.69750 Wallabi Group
716. 28°27′43″S 113°43′18″E / 28.46194°S 113.72167°E / -28.46194; 113.72167 Wallabi Group
Alexander Island 128610 28°40′26″S 113°49′44″E / 28.67389°S 113.82889°E / -28.67389; 113.82889 Easter Group
... 28°53′55″S 114°0′12″E / 28.89861°S 114.00333°E / -28.89861; 114.00333 Pelsaert Group
... 28°27′2″S 113°43′17″E / 28.45056°S 113.72139°E / -28.45056; 113.72139 Wallabi Group
... 28°52′33″S 113°57′38″E / 28.87583°S 113.96056°E / -28.87583; 113.96056 Pelsaert Group
Beacon Island ... 28°28′35″S 113°47′2″E / 28.47639°S 113.78389°E / -28.47639; 113.78389 Wallabi Group
... 28°52′22″S 113°57′47″E / 28.87278°S 113.96306°E / -28.87278; 113.96306 Pelsaert Group
... 28°51′59″S 113°59′6″E / 28.86639°S 113.98500°E / -28.86639; 113.98500 Pelsaert Group
... 28°43′25″S 113°47′7″E / 28.72361°S 113.78528°E / -28.72361; 113.78528 Easter Group
... 28°39′54″S 113°52′31″E / 28.66500°S 113.87528°E / -28.66500; 113.87528 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
... 28°41′44″S 113°50′5″E / 28.69556°S 113.83472°E / -28.69556; 113.83472 Easter Group
... 28°52′14″S 113°59′7″E / 28.87056°S 113.98528°E / -28.87056; 113.98528 Pelsaert Group
... 28°44′31″S 113°48′57″E / 28.74194°S 113.81583°E / -28.74194; 113.81583 Easter Group
... 28°28′37″S 113°48′25″E / 28.47694°S 113.80694°E / -28.47694; 113.80694 Wallabi Group
(5 Island) ... 28°54′53″S 113°52′33″E / 28.91472°S 113.87583°E / -28.91472; 113.87583 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
... 28°29′51″S 113°45′56″E / 28.49750°S 113.76556°E / -28.49750; 113.76556 Wallabi Group
... 28°47′3″S 113°44′23″E / 28.78417°S 113.73972°E / -28.78417; 113.73972 Easter Group
... 28°52′2″S 113°58′20″E / 28.86722°S 113.97222°E / -28.86722; 113.97222 Pelsaert Group
Dry Island ... 28°44′22″S 113°46′43″E / 28.73944°S 113.77861°E / -28.73944; 113.77861 Easter Group
East Wallabi Island ... 28°26′23″S 113°43′33″E / 28.43972°S 113.72583°E / -28.43972; 113.72583 Wallabi Group
... 28°27′55″S 113°48′42″E / 28.46528°S 113.81167°E / -28.46528; 113.81167 Wallabi Group
... 28°53′56″S 113°51′36″E / 28.89889°S 113.86000°E / -28.89889; 113.86000 Pelsaert Group
... 28°27′40″S 113°48′19″E / 28.46111°S 113.80528°E / -28.46111; 113.80528 Wallabi Group
... 28°28′39″S 113°44′33″E / 28.47750°S 113.74250°E / -28.47750; 113.74250 Wallabi Group
... 28°52′45″S 114°0′20″E / 28.87917°S 114.00556°E / -28.87917; 114.00556 Pelsaert Group
... 28°51′50″S 113°59′25″E / 28.86389°S 113.99028°E / -28.86389; 113.99028 Pelsaert Group
... 28°41′13″S 113°49′40″E / 28.68694°S 113.82778°E / -28.68694; 113.82778 Easter Group
... 28°40′5″S 113°49′34″E / 28.66806°S 113.82611°E / -28.66806; 113.82611 Easter Group
... 28°53′55″S 114°0′19″E / 28.89861°S 114.00528°E / -28.89861; 114.00528 Pelsaert Group
Gun Island ... 28°53′17″S 113°51′26″E / 28.88806°S 113.85722°E / -28.88806; 113.85722 Pelsaert Group
... 28°28′18″S 113°48′36″E / 28.47167°S 113.81000°E / -28.47167; 113.81000 Wallabi Group
... 28°40′10″S 113°51′38″E / 28.66944°S 113.86056°E / -28.66944; 113.86056 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
... 28°48′2″S 114°2′20″E / 28.80056°S 114.03889°E / -28.80056; 114.03889 Pelsaert Group
... 28°52′48″S 114°0′16″E / 28.88000°S 114.00444°E / -28.88000; 114.00444 Pelsaert Group
... 28°52′17″S 114°0′10″E / 28.87139°S 114.00278°E / -28.87139; 114.00278 Pelsaert Group
... 28°40′55″S 113°51′28″E / 28.68194°S 113.85778°E / -28.68194; 113.85778 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
... 28°59′14″S 113°57′34″E / 28.98722°S 113.95944°E / -28.98722; 113.95944 Pelsaert Group
... 28°43′34″S 113°49′57″E / 28.72611°S 113.83250°E / -28.72611; 113.83250 Easter Group
... 28°52′22″S 113°59′39″E / 28.87278°S 113.99417°E / -28.87278; 113.99417 Pelsaert Group
... 28°41′22″S 113°51′36″E / 28.68944°S 113.86000°E / -28.68944; 113.86000 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
... 28°37′51″S 113°52′53″E / 28.63083°S 113.88139°E / -28.63083; 113.88139 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
... 28°27′49″S 113°43′20″E / 28.46361°S 113.72222°E / -28.46361; 113.72222 Wallabi Group
... 28°43′41″S 113°47′7″E / 28.72806°S 113.78528°E / -28.72806; 113.78528 Easter Group
... 28°44′7″S 113°46′51″E / 28.73528°S 113.78083°E / -28.73528; 113.78083 Easter Group
... 28°28′20″S 113°46′21″E / 28.47222°S 113.77250°E / -28.47222; 113.77250 Wallabi Group
... 28°28′31″S 113°41′57″E / 28.47528°S 113.69917°E / -28.47528; 113.69917 Wallabi Group
Middle Island ... 28°54′31″S 113°54′36″E / 28.90861°S 113.91000°E / -28.90861; 113.91000 Pelsaert Group
Morley Island ... 28°44′47″S 113°48′45″E / 28.74639°S 113.81250°E / -28.74639; 113.81250 Easter Group
... 28°53′53″S 113°53′47″E / 28.89806°S 113.89639°E / -28.89806; 113.89639 Pelsaert Group
... 28°52′54″S 114°0′19″E / 28.88167°S 114.00528°E / -28.88167; 114.00528 Pelsaert Group
... 28°51′48″S 113°59′42″E / 28.86333°S 113.99500°E / -28.86333; 113.99500 Pelsaert Group
... 28°51′58″S 113°59′57″E / 28.86611°S 113.99917°E / -28.86611; 113.99917 Pelsaert Group
North Island ... 28°18′9″S 113°35′41″E / 28.30250°S 113.59472°E / -28.30250; 113.59472 Wallabi Group
Oystercatcher Island ... 28°27′48″S 113°42′47″E / 28.46333°S 113.71306°E / -28.46333; 113.71306 Wallabi Group
... 28°27′36″S 113°40′34″E / 28.46000°S 113.67611°E / -28.46000; 113.67611 Wallabi Group
Pelsaert Island ... 28°55′45″S 113°58′27″E / 28.92917°S 113.97417°E / -28.92917; 113.97417 Pelsaert Group
Pigeon Island ... 28°27′18″S 113°43′34″E / 28.45500°S 113.72611°E / -28.45500; 113.72611 Wallabi Group
... 28°28′5″S 113°42′43″E / 28.46806°S 113.71194°E / -28.46806; 113.71194 Wallabi Group
... 28°51′53″S 113°58′28″E / 28.86472°S 113.97444°E / -28.86472; 113.97444 Pelsaert Group
... 28°42′56″S 113°47′2″E / 28.71556°S 113.78389°E / -28.71556; 113.78389 Easter Group
... 28°52′58″S 114°0′20″E / 28.88278°S 114.00556°E / -28.88278; 114.00556 Pelsaert Group
... 28°43′57″S 113°47′6″E / 28.73250°S 113.78500°E / -28.73250; 113.78500 Easter Group
... 28°52′21″S 113°59′45″E / 28.87250°S 113.99583°E / -28.87250; 113.99583 Pelsaert Group
... 28°46′31″S 113°47′8″E / 28.77528°S 113.78556°E / -28.77528; 113.78556 Easter Group
... 28°52′22″S 113°52′35″E / 28.87278°S 113.87639°E / -28.87278; 113.87639 Pelsaert Group
... 28°27′56″S 113°48′27″E / 28.46556°S 113.80750°E / -28.46556; 113.80750 Wallabi Group
... 28°27′29″S 113°42′52″E / 28.45806°S 113.71444°E / -28.45806; 113.71444 Wallabi Group
Seal Island ... 28°29′1″S 113°48′7″E / 28.48361°S 113.80194°E / -28.48361; 113.80194 Wallabi Group
... 28°29′8″S 113°44′25″E / 28.48556°S 113.74028°E / -28.48556; 113.74028 Wallabi Group
... 28°40′59″S 113°49′52″E / 28.68306°S 113.83111°E / -28.68306; 113.83111 Easter Group
Shag Rock ... 28°28′32″S 113°42′43″E / 28.47556°S 113.71194°E / -28.47556; 113.71194 Wallabi Group
... 28°43′56″S 113°49′29″E / 28.73222°S 113.82472°E / -28.73222; 113.82472 Easter Group
(6 Island) ... 28°54′40″S 113°51′49″E / 28.91111°S 113.86361°E / -28.91111; 113.86361 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
... 28°54′7″S 113°56′38″E / 28.90194°S 113.94389°E / -28.90194; 113.94389 Pelsaert Group
... 28°53′22″S 113°55′11″E / 28.88944°S 113.91972°E / -28.88944; 113.91972 Pelsaert Group
... 28°40′30″S 113°51′2″E / 28.67500°S 113.85056°E / -28.67500; 113.85056 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
Suomi Island ... 28°42′45″S 113°50′17″E / 28.71250°S 113.83806°E / -28.71250; 113.83806 Easter Group
(4 Island) ... 28°55′1″S 113°52′17″E / 28.91694°S 113.87139°E / -28.91694; 113.87139 Pelsaert Group, Numbered Islands
... 28°40′30″S 113°51′16″E / 28.67500°S 113.85444°E / -28.67500; 113.85444 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
... 28°28′10″S 113°42′22″E / 28.46944°S 113.70611°E / -28.46944; 113.70611 Wallabi Group
... 28°29′46″S 113°44′23″E / 28.49611°S 113.73972°E / -28.49611; 113.73972 Wallabi Group
Traitors Island ... 28°29′6″S 113°46′57″E / 28.48500°S 113.78250°E / -28.48500; 113.78250 Wallabi Group
... 28°51′52″S 113°59′12″E / 28.86444°S 113.98667°E / -28.86444; 113.98667 Pelsaert Group
Turnstone Island ... 28°27′9″S 113°42′57″E / 28.45250°S 113.71583°E / -28.45250; 113.71583 Wallabi Group
... 28°52′4″S 113°57′59″E / 28.86778°S 113.96639°E / -28.86778; 113.96639 Pelsaert Group
... 28°28′19″S 113°45′45″E / 28.47194°S 113.76250°E / -28.47194; 113.76250 Wallabi Group
West Wallabi Island ... 28°28′3″S 113°41′12″E / 28.46750°S 113.68667°E / -28.46750; 113.68667 Wallabi Group
... 28°42′10″S 113°46′30″E / 28.70278°S 113.77500°E / -28.70278; 113.77500 Easter Group
... 28°40′16″S 113°52′30″E / 28.67111°S 113.87500°E / -28.67111; 113.87500 Easter Group, Eastern Islands
Wooded Island ... 28°45′7″S 113°48′20″E / 28.75194°S 113.80556°E / -28.75194; 113.80556 Easter Group

References[]

  1. ^ Gazetteer of Australia (retrieved 2011-05-10) Archived 1 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
  3. ^ Inventory of the Land Conservation Values of the Houtman Abrolhos

See also[]

  • List of rocks in Western Australia
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