Katers Island is an uninhabited island located in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Katers
Katers is located in Western Australia
Katers
Katers
Geography
Coordinates14°27′49″S 125°32′01″E / 14.4637°S 125.5336°E / -14.4637; 125.5336
Total islands1
Area1,718 ha (4,250 acres)
Highest elevation101 m (331 ft)
Administration
Australia
Demographics
Population0

The island encompasses an area of 1,718 hectares (4,245 acres).[1] Found approximately 1.4 kilometres (1 mi) off-shore the island has a maximum elevation of 101 metres (331 ft) it is composed of scarp country with massive scree and deep joints.[2]

A new species of Rock Wallaby, Petrogale burbidgei. was discovered on Katers and other islands in the archipelago in 1977.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ L. A. Gibson (2010). "Biodiversity values on selected Kimberley Islands, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ D. J. Kitchener and G. Sanson (30 June 1978). "Petrogale burbidgei, a new species of Rock Wallaby from Kimberley, Western Australia" (PDF). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 August 2014.