Seal Island (Shoalwater, Western Australia)

Seal Island (32°17′36″S 115°41′19″E) is located near Shoalwater, Western Australia in the Perth region.[1][2] In December 2016, a rare birth of a southern elephant seal pup on the island was just the third such event recorded in Western Australia in 20 years and only the tenth in Australia since 1958.[3]

View of Seal Island from the Australian mainland

See also
  • Islands of Perth, Western Australia

References
  1. Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
  2. "Place names of Australia". Geoscience Australia. 2004.
  3. "Southern elephant seal born off Perth coast a rare event, wildlife officers say". abc.net.au. Tom Wildie. Retrieved 6 December 2016.


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