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Nuyts Archipelago
The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group in South Australia in the Great Australian Bight, to the south of the town of Ceduna on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It consists of mostly granitic islands and reefs that provide breeding sites for Australian sea lions and support colonies of short-tailed shearwater.
Overview
The Nuyts Archipelago is an island group in South Australia in the Great Australian Bight, to the south of the town of Ceduna on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It consists of mostly granitic islands and reefs that provide breeding sites for Australian sea lions and support colonies of short-tailed shearwater. It also includes the island group known as the Isles of St Francis. All the islands, with the exception of a part of Evans Island, are located within the protected areas of the Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area and the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands4
- Minor islands14
- Islets11
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
St Peter Island
- Area
- 38.1 km²
- High point
- 44 m
St Peter Island (originally in Dutch: Eyland St. Pierre) is an island in the Nuyts Archipelago on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia near Ceduna. 1 mi) long.
Eyre Island
- Area
- 10.6 km²
- High point
- 10 m
St Francis Island
- Area
- 8 km²
- High point
- 78 m
St Francis Island (originally in Dutch: Eyland St. François) is an island on the south coast of South Australia near Ceduna. It is part of the Nuyts Archipelago.
Goat Island
- Area
- 3.3 km²
- High point
- 57 m
Minor islands
Blefescu Island
- Area
- 2.6 km²
- High point
- 42 m
Ile Richelieu
- Area
- 2.6 km²
- High point
- 38 m
Masillon Island
- Area
- 1.8 km²
- High point
- 68 m
Lacy Island
- Area
- 1.3 km²
- High point
- 45 m
Evans Island
- Area
- 1.3 km²
- High point
- 38 m
Fenelon Island
- Area
- 0.99 km²
- High point
- 59 m
Dog Island
- Area
- 0.36 km²
- High point
- 56 m
West Island
- Area
- 0.33 km²
- High point
- 29 m
Egg Island
- Area
- 0.31 km²
- High point
- 38 m
Purdie Island
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- High point
- 35 m
Smooth Island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 32 m
Lilliput Island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 14 m
Hart Island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 17 m
Freeling Island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 30 m
Islets
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.07 km²
- Lounds Island20 m · 0.07 km²
- Unnamed island10 m · 0.06 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.05 km²
- Unnamed island6 m · 0.05 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.04 km²
- Breakwater Island3 m · 0.03 km²
- Unnamed island10 m · 0.02 km²
- Unnamed island3 m · 0.9 ha
- Unnamed island2 m · 0.6 ha
- Unnamed island1 m · 0.5 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| St Peter Island | 38.1 km² |
| Eyre Island | 10.6 km² |
| St Francis Island | 8 km² |
| Goat Island | 3.3 km² |
| Blefescu Island | 2.6 km² |
| Ile Richelieu | 2.6 km² |
| Masillon Island | 1.8 km² |
| Lacy Island | 1.3 km² |
| Evans Island | 1.3 km² |
| Fenelon Island | 0.99 km² |
| Dog Island | 0.36 km² |
| West Island | 0.33 km² |
| Egg Island | 0.31 km² |
| Purdie Island | 0.27 km² |
| Smooth Island | 0.12 km² |
| Lilliput Island | 0.12 km² |
| Hart Island | 0.12 km² |
| Freeling Island | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Lounds Island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.05 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| Breakwater Island | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.02 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.9 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.6 ha |
| Unnamed island | 0.5 ha |