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    Dampier Archipelago

    The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands near the town of Dampier in Pilbara, Western Australia.

    View of Western Australia taken during ISS Expedition 26.
    View of Western Australia taken during ISS Expedition 26.

    Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center / Public domain

    Chart

    96 landforms

    Overview

    The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands near the town of Dampier in Pilbara, Western Australia. The archipelago is also made up of reefs, shoals, channels and straits and is the traditional home of five Aboriginal language groups. It was formed 7000 years ago when rising sea levels flooded what were once coastal plains. The underlying rocks are among the oldest on Earth, formed in the Archaean period more than 2.4 billion years ago. It is named after William Dampier, an English buccaneer and explorer who visited in 1699. Dampier named one of the islands Rosemary Island. Despite being a region through which considerable shipping and industrial activity occurs, the archipelago has considerable marine resources.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands7
    • Minor islands26
    • Islets38
    • Rocks & skerries25

    Major islands

    7

    • Dolphin Island

      Area
      32.8 km²
      High point
      126 m

      Dolphin Island is an island situated in the Dampier Archipelago in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Visitors are able to camp within 100 metres (328 ft) of the high water mark on all of the beaches on the island except for the south eastern side.

    • Enderby Island

      Area
      31.9 km²
      High point
      90 m

    • West Intercourse Island

      Area
      23.3 km²
      High point
      71 m

    • West Lewis Island

      Area
      18.8 km²
      High point
      105 m

    • Legendre Island

      Area
      13.3 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Rosemary Island

      Area
      10.7 km²
      High point
      60 m

      Rosemary Island is an island in the Dampier Archipelago in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With Enderby Island it forms Class A Nature Reserve 36915, part of a proposed national park.

    • East Lewis Island

      Area
      10.1 km²
      High point
      77 m

    Minor islands

    26

    Islets

    38
    • Kendrew Island10 m · 0.09 km²
    • Tidepole Island13 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island15 m · 0.07 km²
    • Mawby Island18 m · 0.06 km²
    • Sandy island7 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.02 km²
    • Egret Island6 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Wilcox Island8 m · 0.01 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    25
    • Bare Rock10 m · 0.07 km²
    • Boiler Rock21 m · 0.03 km²
    • Roly Rock4 m · 0.03 km²
    • Nelson Rocks3 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
    • Miller Rocks1 m · 0.2 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m150 m126 mDolphin105 mWest Lewis90 mEnderby77 mEast Lewis71 mWest Intercourse70 mAngel61 mGidley60 mRosemary51 mMalus Islands34 mLegendre30 mWhittaker25 mEaglehawk23 mHauy22 mDelambre
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110100Dolphin: 32.8 km²DolphinEnderby: 31.9 km²EnderbyWest Intercourse: 23.3 km²West IntercourseWest Lewis: 18.8 km²West LewisLegendre: 13.3 km²LegendreRosemary: 10.7 km²RosemaryEast Lewis: 10.1 km²East LewisAngel: 8.9 km²AngelGidley: 8.4 km²GidleyDelambre: 3.7 km²DelambreUnnamed island: 2.3 km²Unnamed islandMalus Islands: 1.9 km²Malus IslandsEaglehawk: 1.3 km²EaglehawkHauy: 1 km²HauyUnnamed island: 1 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.86 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.64 km²Unnamed islandGoodwyn: 0.45 km²GoodwynWest Mid Intercourse: 0.45 km²West Mid Intercou…Keast: 0.4 km²KeastTozer: 0.35 km²TozerCollier Rocks: 0.35 km²Collier RocksWhittaker: 0.29 km²WhittakerLady Nora: 0.28 km²Lady NoraUnnamed island: 0.28 km²Unnamed islandQuartermaine: 0.25 km²QuartermaineUnnamed island: 0.24 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.17 km²Unnamed islandIntercourse: 0.16 km²IntercourseBrigadier: 0.13 km²BrigadierUnnamed island: 0.11 km²Unnamed islandCohen: 0.11 km²CohenConzinc: 0.11 km²ConzincKendrew: 0.09 km²KendrewTidepole: 0.07 km²TidepoleUnnamed island: 0.07 km²Unnamed islandBare Rock: 0.07 km²Bare RockMawby: 0.06 km²MawbySandy: 0.05 km²SandyBoiler Rock: 0.03 km²Boiler Rock
    km², log scale
    Dolphin Island32.8 km²
    Enderby Island31.9 km²
    West Intercourse Island23.3 km²
    West Lewis Island18.8 km²
    Legendre Island13.3 km²
    Rosemary Island10.7 km²
    East Lewis Island10.1 km²
    Angel Island8.9 km²
    Gidley Island8.4 km²
    Delambre Island3.7 km²
    Unnamed island2.3 km²
    Malus Islands1.9 km²
    Eaglehawk Island1.3 km²
    Hauy Island1 km²
    Unnamed island1 km²
    Unnamed island0.86 km²
    Unnamed island0.64 km²
    Goodwyn Island0.45 km²
    West Mid Intercourse Island0.45 km²
    Keast Island0.4 km²
    Tozer Island0.35 km²
    Collier Rocks0.35 km²
    Whittaker Island0.29 km²
    Lady Nora Island0.28 km²
    Unnamed island0.28 km²
    Quartermaine Island0.25 km²
    Unnamed island0.24 km²
    Unnamed island0.17 km²
    Intercourse Island0.16 km²
    Brigadier Island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.11 km²
    Cohen Island0.11 km²
    Conzinc Island0.11 km²
    Kendrew Island0.09 km²
    Tidepole Island0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.07 km²
    Bare Rock0.07 km²
    Mawby Island0.06 km²
    Sandy island0.05 km²
    Boiler Rock0.03 km²
    Roly Rock0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Egret Island0.02 km²
    Nelson Rocks0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Wilcox Island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Channel Islands0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Haycock Island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Low Island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Miller Rocks0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs