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Lorraine Island

Lorraine Island is an island off the South coast of Western Australia in the Recherche Archipelago.[1] It occupies an area of 9 hectares (22 acres)[2] and was named after Lorraine Faulds Lane (née Edgar), wife of Selwyn George (Bill) Lane.

Lorraine Island is located in Indian Ocean
Lorraine Island
Lorraine Island
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Lorraine Island
Lorraine Island, centre of the image, with Hammer Head in the background and the York Islands in the distance

The island supports a population of 2000-3000 pairs white-faced storm-petrel.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Lorraine Island, Western Australia Map
  2. ^ a b "IBAs - Recherche Archipelago". BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

External links edit

33°57′00″S 122°33′46″E / 33.95000°S 122.56278°E / -33.95000; 122.56278


 

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