&sq=&lang=&file=File:Beacon_Island_Abrolhos.jpg) Beacon Island prior to removal of structures | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Australia_location_map.svg)  Beacon Island &sq=&lang=&file=File:Indian_Ocean_laea_location_map.svg) Beacon Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 28°28′31″S 113°47′09″E / 28.47528°S 113.78583°E |
| Archipelago | Houtman Abrolhos |
| Area | 5.25[1] ha (13.0 acres) |
| Length | 350 m (1150 ft) |
| Coastline | 1,050 m (3440 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Western Australia |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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Site of Batavia massacre | |
Beacon Island, also known as Batavia's Graveyard,[1] is an island on the eastern side of the Wallabi Group at the northern end of the Houtman Abrolhos, in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Western Australia.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Martin (May 1992). Batavia's Graveyard – A report on archaeological survey and excavations on Beacon Island, Wallabi Group, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia (PDF). Report – Department of Maritime Archaeology (Report). Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2020.