Mistaken Island (Pilbara) Explained

Mistaken Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Its area is about . It is connected to East Mid Intercourse Island, and thence to the mainland, by a causeway/bridge.[1]

The island is adjacent to the Dampier salt evaporation pond and has been used as a salt port by Dampier Salt since 1972. Over 3.5e6t are exported annually, with the bulk of this going to industrial use.[2]

Nearby islands

References

-20.6553°N 116.6617°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mistaken Island. Wikimapia. 15 January 2019.
  2. Web site: The Port. Dampier Seafarers Centre. 15 January 2019.