Islands Of Perth, Western Australia
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Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia hosts a variety of unique and
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habitats found nowhere else on
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. Many of these habitats include islands. Islands provide habitat and safe refuge for endangered native fauna as they are free of
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and the pressures of
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. Coastal islands of this region heavily feature
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as their base structure, while the inland islands are predominantly made of
serpentine soil Serpentine soil is an uncommon soil type produced by weathered ultramafic rock such as peridotite and its metamorphic derivatives such as serpentinite. More precisely, serpentine soil contains minerals of the serpentine subgroup, especially an ...
.


Coastal islands

The coastal islands of the
Perth metropolitan region The Perth metropolitan region or the Perth metropolitan area is the administrative area and geographical extent of the Western Australian capital city of Perth and its conurbation. It generally includes the coastal strip from Two Rocks in the ...
are:


Satellite islands of Rottnest Island


Inland islands

Inland islands include those located in the Swan River,
Canning River The Canning River ( or ) is a major tributary of the Swan River in the South West Land Division of Western Australia. It is home to much wildlife including dolphins, pelicans, swans and many other bird species. Source and route With headwate ...
, and
Beeliar Wetlands The Beeliar Wetlands is a wetland located in the southwest portion of Western Australia. It is made up of two chains of lakes and wetlands that run parallel to the west coast of Australia. They are situated on the Swan Coastal Plain between t ...
.


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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Perth Water Perth Water is a section of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River on the southern edge of the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It is between the Causeway to the east, and Narrows Bridge (Perth), Narrows Bridge to ...


References

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Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
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