Geography | |
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Coordinates | 14°19′06″S 125°00′50″E / 14.31822°S 125.0138918°E |
Total islands | 1 |
Area | 2,361 ha (5,830 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Middle Osborn Island is an island off the coast of the Kimberley region in Western Australia.
Located on the western side of Admiralty Gulf and a part of the Bonaparte Archipelago, the island encompasses an area of 2,361 hectares (5,834 acres). [1] It is part of the Osborn Island group, which includes South West Osborn, Borda, Carlia, Steep Head and Kidney Island as well as West, North and Centre Rock.
The island is a volcanic plug. [2]
The traditional owners of the area are the Uunguu peoples of the Wunambal language group, whose name for the island is Ngurraali. [3]
The group was named in 1891 by Phillip Parker King after John Osborn, one of the Lords of the Admiralty. [1]
The air-breathing land snails, Kimberleymelon tealei and Carinotrachia admirale are both endemic to the island. [4]
In 2008 a boat carrying refugees that had travelled via Indonesia arrived at the island. The then immigration minister, Chris Bowen was attacked by the opposition over his "porous border protection policies". [5] Another boat arrived in 2010 with only two passengers and one crew on board. [6]
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 14°19′06″S 125°00′50″E / 14.31822°S 125.0138918°E |
Total islands | 1 |
Area | 2,361 ha (5,830 acres) |
Administration | |
Australia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Middle Osborn Island is an island off the coast of the Kimberley region in Western Australia.
Located on the western side of Admiralty Gulf and a part of the Bonaparte Archipelago, the island encompasses an area of 2,361 hectares (5,834 acres). [1] It is part of the Osborn Island group, which includes South West Osborn, Borda, Carlia, Steep Head and Kidney Island as well as West, North and Centre Rock.
The island is a volcanic plug. [2]
The traditional owners of the area are the Uunguu peoples of the Wunambal language group, whose name for the island is Ngurraali. [3]
The group was named in 1891 by Phillip Parker King after John Osborn, one of the Lords of the Admiralty. [1]
The air-breathing land snails, Kimberleymelon tealei and Carinotrachia admirale are both endemic to the island. [4]
In 2008 a boat carrying refugees that had travelled via Indonesia arrived at the island. The then immigration minister, Chris Bowen was attacked by the opposition over his "porous border protection policies". [5] Another boat arrived in 2010 with only two passengers and one crew on board. [6]