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Green Island (Western Australia)
Watami/Green Island is an island in Oyster Harbour located approximately northeast of Albany, Western Australia, Albany in Western Australia. The island has a total area of and was designated as a Class 1A Nature Reserve in 1988. The nearest point on the mainland, Bayonet Head, Western Australia, Bayonet Head, is located approximately northwest of the island. History Green Island was named by George Vancouver, who also named Oyster Harbour when he visited the area in 1791. It is one of only four permanent pelican breeding grounds in Western Australia, the others being Mandurah, Shark Bay and Rockingham. The breeding pelicans can be seen from the Kalgan Queen Riverboat, as the Island itself is a reserve. When the colony in Albany was first settled in 1826, Green Island was planted for vegetables. By 1830 it supported a vegetable garden, and a hut was erected on the island for the gardener to live in. In 1827 a group of sealers took 5 Australian Aborigines, Aborigines t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayonet Head, Western Australia
Bayonet Head is an outer north-eastern suburb of Albany, Western Australia, Albany, Western Australia, on the west bank of Oyster Harbour. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the City of Albany. Until the 1980s, it was known as Flinders Park. Geography Bayonet Head is bounded by Elizabeth Street to the north, Lower King Road to the west, Yakamia Creek to the south and Oyster Harbour to the east. Most of the suburb's population is concentrated around Bayonet Head Road, which runs east–west through the main part of the suburb. At the 2011 census, 2'490 people lived within the suburb's boundaries, an increase from 2,304 in 2006 and 1,934 in 2001. History The suburb was gazetted in 1981. Facilities Bayonet Head is a residential suburb, although large areas of native bushland can be found in the centre and along Yakamia Creek. Several reserves, including the Bayonet Head Lookout which overlooks Oyster Harbour, Emu Point, Western Australia, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |