Rat Island is an island off the coast of Western Australia.[1] It is a part of the Easter Group of the Houtman Abrolhos.[2][3]
_photo_2.jpg) Aerial view of Rat Island | |
  Rat Island Location in Australia | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 28°42′54.9″S 113°47′05.3″E / 28.715250°S 113.784806°E |
| Administration | |
| State | Western Australia |
It has been identified as a significant bird site.[4][5][6][7][8]
Transport
editThe jetty at the island had a railway line in the early 1900s, that had been utilized for some time during the exploitation of guano and lime deposits.[9][10][11]
Rat Island is the location of Albrohos Rat Island Airport (ICAO: YRAT).[12]
References
edit- ^ "The recovery of Rat Island following the eradication of introduced predators" (PDF).
- ^ "The Abrolhos". The West Australian. Vol. 2, no. 278. Western Australia. 9 December 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Abrolhos Islands Excursions". Geraldton Guardian. Vol. VI, no. 745. Western Australia. 9 December 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Abrolhos Islands From the Scientific Side. (2 August 1909)", The Lone hand, 5 (28), W. McLeod]: 29, 2 August 1909, retrieved 5 August 2024
- ^ "No Title". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Vol. XVII, no. 864. Western Australia. 6 June 1911. p. 20. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Abrolhos". The West Australian. Vol. XXIII, no. 6, 774. Western Australia. 7 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 30 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (5 June 2008), Abrolhos birds, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 30 July 2024
- ^ Carter, Ryan (1 January 2023), Island meltdown: Demise of the Abrolhos painted button-quail Turnix varius scintillans in the face of multiple threats, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, retrieved 30 July 2024
- ^ "A Guano Depot". The Daily Telegraph. No. 3363. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1890. p. 7. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Smith, Frank Derwent (1925), Fishing boats and stone railway jetty at Rat Island, Houtman Abrolhos, retrieved 5 August 2024
- ^ "The Abrolhos Islands". Victorian Express. Vol. IX, no. 22. Western Australia. 5 February 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Abri vossos olhos" to the Abrolhos", Australian fisheries, 29 (6), Fisheries Branch, Dept. of Primary Industry]: 5, 1 June 1970, ISSN 0004-9115