Rat Island (Houtman Abrolhos)

Rat Island
Aerial view of Rat Island
Rat Island is located in Australia
Rat Island
Rat Island
Location in Australia
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates28°42′54.9″S 113°47′05.3″E / 28.715250°S 113.784806°E / -28.715250; 113.784806
Administration
StateWestern Australia

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]

It has been identified as a significant bird site.[4][5][6][7][8]

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  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (5 June 2008), Abrolhos birds, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 30 July 2024
  8. ^ 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