West Wallabi Island

West Wallabi Iceland is located in the Indian Ocean about 90 km north-west coast of Western Australia Geraldton city. The approximately 6.21 km ² island is both the largest of the Wallabi Islands as well as the entire Houtman Abrolhos - archipelago.

The name Wallabi goes to a genus of small kangaroos, wallabies the back that will be there sporadically.

Geography

The island is located in the southwest of Wallabi Islands, 18 km southeast of North Iceland and about 2 km southwest of East Wallabi Iceland, the second largest island in the archipelago. It is surrounded to the south and south-east by a dense, lying just below the sea level coral reef. The eastern neighboring island of East Wallabi as well as a couple of south and south-east offshore islands ( approximately Barge skirt, Turnstone Iceland, Iceland and Seagull Oystercatcher Iceland ) can therefore be achieved at normal water level on foot.

History

West Wallabi Iceland achieved historical significance in connection with the 1629 stranded in the Morning Reef Wallabi Islands Dutch merchant ship Batavia. While some of the survivors instigated a bloody mutiny on the 8 km east of nearby Beacon Iceland, about 40 captain loyal officers could entrench on West Wallabi. There and in neighboring islands, there was plenty of fresh water ( from rain water cisterns ) and abundant food sources.

Use

The island is inhabited only seasonally from four lobster fishermen and their families. Their accommodations and a boat dock located at Pelican Point, the northwestern headland of the island. The season runs from March 15 to June 30. West Wallabi Iceland may otherwise be entered for the protection of fauna and flora only with special permission.