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Gannet Island , NE Canada
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Gannet Island may refer to: * Kārewa / Gannet Island, New Zealand * Gannet Island (Western Australia) * Gannet Islands Ecological Reserve The Gannet Islands Ecological Reserve is a remote wildlife refuge in the Labrador Sea. The Gannet Islands are a group of islands approximately 40 km northeast of Cartwright. The islands are named after the British survey ship HMS ''Gannet'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kārewa / Gannet Island
Kārewa / Gannet Island () is a small island some offshore from Kawhia on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. Description The island consists of the eroded remnant of a tuff ring, erupted about half a million years ago. It is considerably younger than, and compositionally distinct from, the nearby onshore Alexandra Volcanics ( Mount Karioi and Mount Pirongia) and Okete Volcanics. It is located on the eastern edge of the North Taranaki Graben, rising above sea level from a base about deep. In heavy swells the island can be washed over, so that only about has vegetation and that limited to Prasiola (algae), Tortula (moss) and Xanthoria, and Xanthoparmelia lichens. Gannets Protected as a wildlife sanctuary, it was found to be the country's largest single breeding colony of Australasian gannets in a 1980 census. Holding about 8000 breeding pairs, the island has been identified as an Important Bird Area, by BirdLife International.BirdLife International. (2012). Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gannet Island (Western Australia)
Gannet Island in the Montebello Islands is located at off the Pilbara coast of Western Australia.Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes. The index is ... (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. References Montebello Islands archipelago {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |