Located in King George Sound[1] the island is located approximately 120 metres (394 ft) from Vancouver peninsula.
There is evidence that shore-based bay whaling activities were conducted on the island in the 19th century.[2]
In 1971, the island was declared as a class 1A Nature Reserve with a total area of 12 hectares (30 acres).[3] The area adjacent to the island is used to cultivate mussels on long lines on licenses issued by the Department of fisheries and leases issued by the Albany Port Authority.[4]
From the adjoining beach on Vancouver Peninsula
Little penguin colonyedit
The island received its name for the little penguin (Eudyptula minor) burrows which were mistaken for rabbit holes[5][6] and the island has also been historically referred to as Rabbit Island. In 1936 and 1938, the penguins of Mistaken Island became victims of deliberately lit fires. Following the latter event, some were discovered with their feet "burned off".[7][8] As of 2011, the penguin colony on Mistaken Island is the subject of scientific study.[9]
Referencesedit
^"Albany Waterways Resource Book". 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^Martin Gibbs, The Shore Whalers of Western Australia: Historical Archaeology of a Maritime Frontier, Sydney University Press, 2010, p.144.
^"Terrestrial Protected Areas of WA". 2002. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
^(PDF). 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
^"There's Drama ' Tragedy In Place Names". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
^"Albany Suspects Incendiarism ALBANY, Saturday". The Daily News. 1 January 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^"HATS OFF! TO PRINCESS ROYAL SAILING CLUB". Albany Advertiser. 24 December 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^"Penguins to help monitor health of King George Sound". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
December 15, 2023
mistaken, island, also, pilbara, island, located, approximately, kilometres, south, east, albany, western, australia, from, near, goode, beachgeographycoordinates35, 06250, 94361, 06250, 94361administration, australialocated, king, george, sound, island, locat. See also Mistaken Island Pilbara Mistaken Island is an island located approximately 5 kilometres 3 mi south east of Albany Western Australia Mistaken IslandMistaken Island from near Goode BeachGeographyCoordinates35 3 45 S 117 56 37 E 35 06250 S 117 94361 E 35 06250 117 94361Administration AustraliaLocated in King George Sound 1 the island is located approximately 120 metres 394 ft from Vancouver peninsula There is evidence that shore based bay whaling activities were conducted on the island in the 19th century 2 In 1971 the island was declared as a class 1A Nature Reserve with a total area of 12 hectares 30 acres 3 The area adjacent to the island is used to cultivate mussels on long lines on licenses issued by the Department of fisheries and leases issued by the Albany Port Authority 4 From the adjoining beach on Vancouver PeninsulaLittle penguin colony editThe island received its name for the little penguin Eudyptula minor burrows which were mistaken for rabbit holes 5 6 and the island has also been historically referred to as Rabbit Island In 1936 and 1938 the penguins of Mistaken Island became victims of deliberately lit fires Following the latter event some were discovered with their feet burned off 7 8 As of 2011 the penguin colony on Mistaken Island is the subject of scientific study 9 References edit Albany Waterways Resource Book 2002 Retrieved 12 January 2010 Martin Gibbs The Shore Whalers of Western Australia Historical Archaeology of a Maritime Frontier Sydney University Press 2010 p 144 Terrestrial Protected Areas of WA 2002 Retrieved 20 April 2008 Albany Port Expansion Proposal Social and cultural Environment PDF 2002 Archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2008 Retrieved 20 April 2008 There s Drama Tragedy In Place Names The Sydney Morning Herald 2 August 1947 p 8 Retrieved 7 November 2015 Beatty Bill 2 August 1947 There s drama amp tragedy in place names The Sydney Morning Herald p 8 Retrieved 18 October 2015 Albany Suspects Incendiarism ALBANY Saturday The Daily News 1 January 1938 p 7 Retrieved 7 November 2015 HATS OFF TO PRINCESS ROYAL SAILING CLUB Albany Advertiser 24 December 1936 p 3 Retrieved 7 November 2015 Penguins to help monitor health of King George Sound www abc net au Retrieved 7 November 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mistaken Island amp oldid 1122208216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
