Located on the western side of Camden Sound and part of the Champagny Islands group within the Bonaparte Archipelago, the island encompasses an area of 1,337 hectares (3,304 acres).[1]
It lies within the Camden Sound Marine Park that was gazetted in 2012 and covers an area of 7,062 square kilometres (2,727 sq mi). The park is the second largest in Western Australia after Shark Bay and links to the Prince Regent National Park.[3] The area also includes Montgomery Reef and St George Basin.[4]
^T. Vigilante; et al. (2013). "Biodiversity values on selected Kimberley Islands, Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
^. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^. Liberal Party of Australia. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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champagny, island, known, traditional, owners, nimenba, island, coast, kimberley, region, western, australia, champagny, kimberley, coast, western, australia, geographycoordinates15, 30078376, 2581349, 30078376, 2581349total, islands1area1, acres, administrati. Champagny Island known to the traditional owners as Nimenba is an island off the coast of the Kimberley region in Western Australia ChampagnyChampagny Island is off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia GeographyCoordinates15 18 03 S 124 15 29 E 15 30078376 S 124 2581349 E 15 30078376 124 2581349Total islands1Area1 337 ha 3 300 acres Administration Commonwealth of AustraliaStateWestern AustraliaRegionKimberleyShireWyndham East KimberleyDemographicsPopulation0Located on the western side of Camden Sound and part of the Champagny Islands group within the Bonaparte Archipelago the island encompasses an area of 1 337 hectares 3 304 acres 1 The Aboriginal Australian traditional owners of the area are the Dambimangari peoples of the Worrorran languages group whose name for the island is Nimenba 2 The island was named by Nicholas Baudin in 1801 after the French diplomat and statesman Jean Baptiste de Nompere de Champagny 1st duc de Cadore 1 Birds found on the island include the brown quail eastern reef egret brown falcon whimbrel beach stone curlew sooty oystercatcher bar shouldered dove Horsfield s bronze cuckoo rainbow bee eater and the red capped plover 1 It lies within the Camden Sound Marine Park that was gazetted in 2012 and covers an area of 7 062 square kilometres 2 727 sq mi The park is the second largest in Western Australia after Shark Bay and links to the Prince Regent National Park 3 The area also includes Montgomery Reef and St George Basin 4 References edit a b c Status Performance Assessment Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands PDF Government of Western Australia 1 April 2010 Archived from the original PDF on 14 March 2018 Retrieved 17 August 2014 T Vigilante et al 2013 Biodiversity values on selected Kimberley Islands Australia PDF Western Australian Museum Retrieved 17 August 2014 Department of Environment Camden Sound Marine Park 2012 Archived from the original on 20 April 2012 Retrieved 24 April 2012 Bill Marmion 18 June 2012 Liberal Party of Australia 18 June 2012 Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 17 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Champagny Island amp oldid 1134738726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
