Mistaken Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. Its area is about . It is connected to

East Mid Intercourse Island East Mid Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It has an area about ; it is connected by a causeway bridge to the mainland and also to Mistaken Island further out. The is ...

, and thence to the mainland, by a

causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...

/bridge. The island is adjacent to the Dampier salt evaporation pond and has been used as a salt port by

Dampier Salt Dampier Salt is an Australian salt company located in Western Australia, with operations in Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod, and headquarters in Perth. Since beginning operations at Dampier in 1972, the company has developed into o ...

since 1972. Over are exported annually, with the bulk of this going to industrial use.

Nearby islands

Intercourse Island Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is about 1,300km north of the state capital Perth. Although Intercourse Island and its surrounding area are almost uninhab ...

Haycock Island (Western Australia) Haycock Island is an island in Far North Queensland northeast of Palm Cove and about north of Cairns, Queensland in Trinity Bay. Haycock Island is a few hundred metres southeast of Double Island. The island was formed by a huge earthquak ...

East Lewis Island East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...

East Intercourse Island East Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It is around in size. The island is a major iron ore loading port owned and operated by Pilbara Iron, a subsidiary of Rio Tin ...

* East Mid Intercourse Island *

West Mid Intercourse Island West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

West Intercourse Island West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

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Dampier Archipelago Uninhabited islands of Australia {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub