| 词条 | Edwards Island (Western Australia) |
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|Western Australia |label=Edwards Island |lon_dir=E |lat_dir=S |lat_deg=31|lat_min=01 |lon_deg=115|lon_min=19 |position=bottom |width=250 |float=right |mark=Cercle rouge 100%.svg |marksize=20 |caption=Location of Edwards Island in the Indian Ocean }} Edwards Island, also known as Edward Island, is an island in Western Australia near Lancelin. The island occupies an area of {{convert|0.454|ha|acre|0}} with a maximum elevation of {{convert|5|m|ft|0}} and is situated approximately {{convert|100|m|ft|0}} off the coast.[1] It is composed of limestone and is linked to Lancelin Island by intertidal and subtidal reef platforms. Both islands are gazetted as A Class nature reserves.[1] Along with Lancelin Island it is at the southern end of the Turquoise Coast islands nature reserve group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of {{convert|150|km|mi|0}}.[2] The first European to discover the island was the French explorer Hamelin in 1801 aboard the Naturalist, who named Lancelin Island.[3] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/management_papers/fmp149.pdf |title=Final Plan of Management for the Lancelin Island Lagoon Fish Habitat Protection Area |date=1 March 2001 |accessdate=6 December 2015 |publisher=Fisheries Western Australia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045706/http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/management_papers/fmp149.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 |df=dmy }} {{coord|31|01|48|S|115|19|23|E|display=title|region:AU_type:isle_source:GNS-enwiki}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/parks/management-plans/decarchive/turquoise_coast_final.pdf|title=Turquoise Coast islands nature reserves management plan|year=2004|accessdate=5 December 2015|publisher=Government of Western Australia}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://lancelin.crc.net.au/OurCommunity/Pages/History-of-Lancelin.aspx |title=History of Lancelin |accessdate=6 December 2015 |publisher=Lancelin Community Resource Centre |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061606/http://lancelin.crc.net.au/OurCommunity/Pages/History-of-Lancelin.aspx |archivedate=8 December 2015 |df=dmy }} 2 : Nature reserves in Western Australia|Islands of the Wheatbelt (Western Australia) |
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