Sunday Island (King Sound) Explained

Sunday Island
(Iwanyi)
Map:Western Australia
Coordinates:-16.4059°N 123.1869°W
Area Ha:1198
Country:Australia
Population:0

Sunday Island, also known as Iwanyi or Ewenu in the Djawi language,[1] is an island off the coast in the Kimberley of Western Australia.[2]

Sunday Island is a small island at the entrance to King Sound in the western Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is several kilometres east of Cape Leveque, at the southwestern end of the Buccaneer Archipelago. It is the traditional country of the Djaui people, most of whom now reside at communities on Cape Leveque. It is also home to the Sunday Island Mission.

The island occupies an area of 1198ha.[3]

Priority flora found on the island include Alysicarpus suffruticosus and Eriachne semiciliata, priority fauna include the Eastern curlew, bushstone curlew, crested tern and bridal tern.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: K16: Jawi . AIATSIS . 19 August 2020. 26 July 2019 .
  2. http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazd01?rec=281642 Sunday Island page
  3. Web site: Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands. 1 April 2010. 28 August 2014. Government of Western Australia.