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Whitlock Island is an island near Jurien Bay 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 ...
. The island has an area of , is located from the mainland, at the southern end of Jurien Bay, and has a maximum elevation of . The island is part of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of . The former Carnarvon Tramway crosses the northern part of the island and the old Whitlock station is still present. A population of Jurien Bay skinks, a threatened species, is known to inhabit the island.
Dibbler Dibbler (''Parantechinus apicalis'') is an endangered species of marsupial. It is an inhabitant of the southwest mainland of Western Australia and some offshore islands. It is a member of the order Dasyuromorphia, and the only member of the g ...
s were discovered on Boullager and Whitlock Islands in 1985; they represent the only original island populations of the species left.


See also

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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 ...


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