Little Island (Western Australia)

Little Island is a small uninhabited sand and limestone island situated in the Marmion Marine Park just off the coast of Hillarys in Perth, Western Australia. There is a small beach on the north eastern side of the island however beaching of kayaks is not allowed and walking on the beach is discouraged. The waters around the island are a marine sanctuary, so there is always an excellent array of marine life in the area, including humpback whales, bottlenose dolphins, Australian sea lions and occasionally, wayward sea turtles.[1] It is a site for viewing sea lions and has a snorkelling trail.[2][3]

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References
  1. "Little Island Kayak Trail, Hillary's". trails.com.au. Trails WA. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. Orsini, Jean-Paul; Newsome, David (2005). "Human perceptions of hauled out Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) and implications for management: a case study from Carnac Island, Western Australia". Tourism in Marine Environments. 2 (1): 129–132. doi:10.3727/154427305774865769. The island is the main of three sites (with Penguin Island, Little Island) where interactions on land between recreational visitors and sea lions frequently occur
  3. Smith, Holly (2014). Perth, Western Australia & the Outback. Hunter Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781588437808. Little Island has a snorkeling trail


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