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The Cervantes Islands are a small group of islands in
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 ...
, found to the south west of the locality of
Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-emin ...
. They are approximately 180km north west of
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
. They are from Thirsty Point which is at the southern side of the locality.


Island group

The Cervantes Islands are a group of three individual islands: * North Cervantes Island with an area of located from the mainland with a maximum elevation of * Middle Cervantes Island with an area of located from the mainland. * South Cervantes Island with an area of located from the mainland. The group sits within the
Jurien Bay Marine Park The Jurien Bay Marine Park is a protected marine park that is located north of Perth, off the coastal tip of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The marine park was formally declared on and is situated along the Indian Ocean Drive t ...
and the Turquoise Coast islands group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of . The islands are located in the Cervantes Islands Nature Reserve, which was declared in 1968. The islands are named for an American whaling ship that was wrecked off the North island in June 1844. The ship was named after the writer
Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best kno ...
. The Australian sea lion is known to inhabit the islands.


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

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