Pelsaert Group

The Pelsaert Islands (English Pelsaert Group) are a small archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about 50 km off the coast of Western Australia located. Make the most southern group in the Houtman Abrolhos Archipelago - and also the southernmost coral reef in the Indian Ocean dar.

Geography

The island is located about 10 km southeast of Easter Group, the central group of islands in the Houtman Abrolhos Archipelago, separated by the Zeewijk Channel.

Islands

The group includes, in addition to a variety of reef and smallest rock formations, including the following islands:

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Subgroups

Some of the islands in the north- east form the subgroup Mangrove Group, including Newman Iceland and Iceland Post Office.

Other Occupying the western islands form the subgroup of Numbered Islands (literally Numbered Islands), including 1 Iceland, Iceland 2, 3 Iceland, Iceland 7 and 8 Iceland.

History

The name of the island group (as well as the main island Pelsaert Iceland ), which was discovered as early as the late 16th century, was established in honor of François Pelsaert, the commander of 1629 before the 10 km northern reefs of the Wallabi Islands sunken Dutch merchant ship Batavia. After beaching the Batavia Pelsaert sailed with a few sailors in a lifeboat simple way to Jakarta and later returned to the scene to rescue the survivors of the wreck. Due to a temporary bloody mutiny he found, however, in front of only a few survivors.

On June 9, 1727 stranded in Half Moon Reef Islands of Pelsaert another Dutch merchant ship, the " Zeewijk " with 208 man crew. Survivors of the wreck were able to save on Gun Iceland and 82 of them achieved with a home-built boat ( " Sloepie " ) on April 30, 1728 the original destination port of Batavia.

Use

All the islands are today - lack of drinking water sources - uninhabited. You may be entered for the protection of fauna and flora only with special permission.