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Edwards Island (Western Australia)
Edwards Island, also known as Edward Island, is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin. The island occupies an area of with a maximum elevation of and is situated approximately off the coast. It is composed of limestone and is linked to Lancelin Island by intertidal and subtidal reef platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves. Along with Lancelin Island it is at the southern end of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of . The first European to discover the island was the French explorer Hamelin in 1801 aboard the ''Naturalist'', who named Lancelin Island. See also * List of islands of Western Australia For lists of islands of Western Australia, please see: * List of islands of Western Australia, 0–9, A–C *Islands of Lake Argyle * List of islands of Western Australia, D–G * List of islands of Western Australia, H–L * List of islands of W ... References {{coord, 31, 01, 48, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelin, Western Australia
Lancelin is a small fishing and tourist town 127 km north of Perth, Western Australia. It is within the Shire of Gingin at the end of Lancelin Road, and a few kilometres away from the scenic highway Indian Ocean Drive (State Route 60). Lancelin is close to the shipwreck site of the '' Vergulde Draeck'' or ''Gilt Dragon'' that was wrecked on rocks close to shore in 1656. The town has a permanent population of over 600, and swells to 2,500 during the peak holiday period around Christmas and New Year. History The town's name originates from nearby Lancelin Island which was named after P.J. Lancelin the scientific writer by Captain Nicolas Baudin in 1801 during the Frenchman's expedition. The area was initially a holiday camping place through the 1940s and holiday shacks were probably built in the area during this time, but interest in the area grew as it was designated as a possible port to be utilised by the crayfish or lobster fishery. Lancelin was gazetted in 1950 and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms when these minerals precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place through both biological and nonbiological processes, though biological processes, such as the accumulation of corals and shells in the sea, have likely been more important for the last 540 million years. Limestone often contains fossils which provide scientists with information on ancient environments and on the evolution of life. About 20% to 25% of sedimentary rock is carbonate rock, and most of this is limestone. The remaining carbonate rock is mostly dolomite, a closely related rock, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, . ''Magnesian limestone'' is an obsolete and poorly-defined term used variously for dolomite, for limes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelin Island
Lancelin Island is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin. Description The island occupies an area and is situated from the mainland. The island has a maximum elevation of . It is composed of limestone and is linked to Edwards Island by intertidal and subtidal reef platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves. The island has a large beach on the landward side of the island and a smaller beach on the seaward side. The waters off the western side of the island are also a protected area, the Lancelin Island Lagoon Fish Habitat Protection Area, made up of areas of seagrass and reef systems. Along with Edwards Island it is at the southern end of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of . Origin and history The island was formed approximately 10,000 years ago after large fluctuations in sea levels caused erosion on large areas of the continental shelf during periods of glaciation. Large paralle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reef
A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock outcrops, etc.—but there are also reefs such as the coral reefs of tropical waters formed by biotic processes dominated by corals and coralline algae, and artificial reefs such as shipwrecks and other anthropogenic underwater structures may occur intentionally or as the result of an accident, and sometimes have a designed role in enhancing the physical complexity of featureless sand bottoms, to attract a more diverse assemblage of organisms. Reefs are often quite near to the surface, but not all definitions require this. Earth's largest coral reef system is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, at a length of over . Biotic There is a variety of biotic reef types, including oyster reefs and sponge reefs, but the most massive and widely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turquoise Coast (Western Australia)
Turquoise Coast is a name attributed to a section of the coastline of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ... in the vicinity of Jurien Bay. It lies south of Batavia Coast and north of the Sunset Coast. The area contains the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of . Islands in the reserve include Beagle Islands, Cervantes Islands, Escape Island, Edwards Island, Lancelin Island, Wedge Island, Whitlock Island and Favorite Island. Notes {{coord missing, Western Australia Coastline of Western Australia Nature reserves in Western Australia Mid West (Western Australia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Western Australia
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government or the Western Australian Government. The Government of Western Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1890 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Western Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Western Australia ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth. History Executive and judicial powers Western Australia is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin
Baron Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin (13 October 1768 – 23 April 1839) was a rear admiral of the French navy and later a Baron. He commanded numerous naval expeditions and battles with the Royal Navy as well as exploratory voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean, South Seas. Early life Hamelin was born in Honfleur, Calvados (department), Calvados, France. At age 17, Hamelin embarked on a trade ship belonging to his uncle as a young marine to learn sailing. In April 1786, he was a crew member of the ship ''Asie'' of the merchant marine which was destined for the coast of Angola on a ten-month campaign. He then proceeded to Cherbourg on board the ''Triton'' as a helmsman. In July 1788, Hamelin returned to Honfleur, where he embarked as a midshipman on the ship ''Jeune Mina'' and campaigns on several other vessels. French Navy He was conscripted by the French Revolution, French Revolutionary Government for the French Revolutionary Wars and in 1792, quit commercial sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Western Australia
For lists of islands of Western Australia, please see: * List of islands of Western Australia, 0–9, A–C *Islands of Lake Argyle * List of islands of Western Australia, D–G * List of islands of Western Australia, H–L * List of islands of Western Australia, M–Q * List of islands of Western Australia, R–T * List of islands of Western Australia, U–Z * Sortable list of islands of Western Australia See also {{portal, Western Australia, Islands * Coastal regions of Western Australia *List of islands of Australia This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders. Largest islands The islands larger than are: * Tasmania (Tas) ; * Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ... * Islands of Perth, Western Australia List * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature Reserves In Western Australia
Western Australia is the second largest country subdivision in the world. It contains no fewer than separate Protected Areas with a total area of (land area: – 6.30% of the state’s area). Ninety-eight of these are National Parks, totalling (2.14% of the state’s area). Protected areas of Western Australia Conservation Parks As of 2014, the following 58 conservation parks are listed as part of the National Reserve System with a total area of . *Blackbutt * Boyagarring * Brooking Gorge *Burra *Camp Creek *Cane River * Coalseam *Dardanup *Devonian Reef *Geikie Gorge *Goldfields Woodlands * Gooralong *Hester *Kerr *Korijekup * Lane Poole *Laterite *Len Howard *Leschenault Peninsula * Leschenaultia * Lupton *Monte Bello Islands *Mount Manning - Helena And Aurora Ranges *Muja * Penguin Island *Rapids * Rowles Lagoon * Shell Beach *Totadgin *Unnamed WA01333 *Unnamed WA17804 *Unnamed WA23088 *Unnamed WA23920 *Unnamed WA24657 *Unnamed WA28740 *Unnamed WA29901 *U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
