List of named islands in the Montebello Islands archipelago facts for kids

NASA World Wind satellite image of main Montebello Island group

The Montebello Islands is an archipelago lying off the Pilbara coast of north-western Western Australia.

There are about 180 islands in the group, most of which are small, and many of which have not been individually named or gazetted.

The largest islands are Hermite (1,022 hectares or 2,530 acres) and Trimouille (522 hectares or 1,290 acres) which, together, comprise about 70% of the collective land area.

Islands

Name	Coordinates	Reference
Ah Chong Island	20°31′26″S 115°32′36″E / 20.52389°S 115.54333°E / -20.52389; 115.54333
Alpha Island	20°24′35″S 115°31′21″E / 20.40972°S 115.5225°E / -20.40972; 115.5225
Aster Island	20°25′48″S 115°34′44″E / 20.43°S 115.57889°E / -20.43; 115.57889
Atriplex Island	20°26′12″S 115°30′21″E / 20.43667°S 115.50583°E / -20.43667; 115.50583
Avicennia Island	20°30′28″S 115°32′25″E / 20.50778°S 115.54028°E / -20.50778; 115.54028
Banksia Island	20°24′10″S 115°30′54″E / 20.40278°S 115.515°E / -20.40278; 115.515
Beaufortia Island	20°24′09″S 115°31′25″E / 20.4025°S 115.52361°E / -20.4025; 115.52361
Birthday Island	20°23′05″S 115°31′01″E / 20.38472°S 115.51694°E / -20.38472; 115.51694
Bloodwood Island	20°30′57″S 115°31′42″E / 20.51583°S 115.52833°E / -20.51583; 115.52833
Bluebell Island	20°23′50″S 115°31′14″E / 20.39722°S 115.52056°E / -20.39722; 115.52056
Boab Island	20°30′53″S 115°31′24″E / 20.51472°S 115.52328°E / -20.51472; 115.52328
Boronia Island	20°23′31″S 115°30′50″E / 20.39194°S 115.51389°E / -20.39194; 115.51389
Brooke Island	20°26′02″S 115°30′11″E / 20.43389°S 115.50306°E / -20.43389; 115.50306
Buttercup Island	20°29′06″S 115°32′08″E / 20.485°S 115.53556°E / -20.485; 115.53556
Cajuput Island	20°23′41″S 115°32′05″E / 20.39472°S 115.53472°E / -20.39472; 115.53472
Caladenia Island	20°25′38″S 115°31′36″E / 20.42722°S 115.52667°E / -20.42722; 115.52667
Callitris Island	20°29′48″S 115°33′39″E / 20.49667°S 115.56083°E / -20.49667; 115.56083
Campbell Island	20°25′41″S 115°32′41″E / 20.42806°S 115.54472°E / -20.42806; 115.54472
Capparis Island	20°25′57″S 115°31′08″E / 20.4325°S 115.51889°E / -20.4325; 115.51889
Carnation Island	20°22′41″S 115°31′25″E / 20.37806°S 115.52361°E / -20.37806; 115.52361
Cassia Island	20°25′20″S 115°34′37″E / 20.42222°S 115.57694°E / -20.42222; 115.57694
Clematis Island	20°31′13″S 115°32′49″E / 20.52028°S 115.54694°E / -20.52028; 115.54694
Coolibah Island	20°31′46″S 115°32′30″E / 20.52944°S 115.54167°E / -20.52944; 115.54167
Corkwood Islands	20°30′37″S 115°31′30″E / 20.51028°S 115.525°E / -20.51028; 115.525
Crocus Island	20°25′18″S 115°31′31″E / 20.42167°S 115.52528°E / -20.42167; 115.52528
Dahlia Island	20°25′44″S 115°34′44″E / 20.42889°S 115.57889°E / -20.42889; 115.57889
Daisy Island	20°26′21″S 115°34′50″E / 20.43917°S 115.58056°E / -20.43917; 115.58056
Dandelion Island	20°25′55″S 115°34′47″E / 20.43194°S 115.57972°E / -20.43194; 115.57972
Delta Island	20°26′33″S 115°32′53″E / 20.4425°S 115.54806°E / -20.4425; 115.54806
Dot Island	20°26′09″S 115°34′49″E / 20.43583°S 115.58028°E / -20.43583; 115.58028
Drosera Island	20°30′34″S 115°31′12″E / 20.50944°S 115.52°E / -20.50944; 115.52
Dryandra Island	20°30′44″S 115°31′52″E / 20.51222°S 115.53111°E / -20.51222; 115.53111
Epsilon Island	20°26′41″S 115°34′50″E / 20.44472°S 115.58056°E / -20.44472; 115.58056
Eremophila Island	20°32′15″S 115°32′23″E / 20.5375°S 115.53972°E / -20.5375; 115.53972
Euphorbia Island	20°26′04″S 115°31′06″E / 20.43444°S 115.51833°E / -20.43444; 115.51833
Fairy Tern Island	20°24′26″S 115°31′00″E / 20.40722°S 115.51667°E / -20.40722; 115.51667
Fig Island	20°30′06″S 115°33′32″E / 20.50167°S 115.55889°E / -20.50167; 115.55889
Flag Island	20°27′29″S 115°34′50″E / 20.45806°S 115.58056°E / -20.45806; 115.58056
Foxglove Island	20°28′56″S 115°32′32″E / 20.48222°S 115.54222°E / -20.48222; 115.54222
Frankenia Island	20°22′37″S 115°31′17″E / 20.37694°S 115.52139°E / -20.37694; 115.52139
Gannet Island	20°26′48″S 115°34′07″E / 20.44667°S 115.56861°E / -20.44667; 115.56861
Gardenia Island	20°22′58″S 115°31′42″E / 20.38278°S 115.52833°E / -20.38278; 115.52833
Glossypium Island	20°30′47″S 115°32′42″E / 20.51306°S 115.545°E / -20.51306; 115.545
Goodenia Island	20°25′37″S 115°30′42″E / 20.42694°S 115.51167°E / -20.42694; 115.51167
Grevillea Island	20°31′10″S 115°32′37″E / 20.51944°S 115.54361°E / -20.51944; 115.54361
Hakea Islands	20°27′08″S 115°36′23″E / 20.45222°S 115.60639°E / -20.45222; 115.60639
Hermite Island	20°28′00″S 115°31′29″E / 20.46667°S 115.52472°E / -20.46667; 115.52472
Hibbertia Island	20°23′12″S 115°31′51″E / 20.38667°S 115.53083°E / -20.38667; 115.53083
Hibiscus Island	20°23′21″S 115°31′06″E / 20.38917°S 115.51833°E / -20.38917; 115.51833
Hollyhock Island	20°22′39″S 115°32′52″E / 20.3775°S 115.54778°E / -20.3775; 115.54778
Hovea Island	20°26′26″S 115°30′49″E / 20.44056°S 115.51361°E / -20.44056; 115.51361
How Island	20°25′10″S 115°33′15″E / 20.41944°S 115.55417°E / -20.41944; 115.55417
Ipomoea Island	20°25′48″S 115°31′27″E / 20.43°S 115.52417°E / -20.43; 115.52417
Ivy Island	20°29′38″S 115°32′41″E / 20.49389°S 115.54472°E / -20.49389; 115.54472
Jarrah Islands	20°23′41″S 115°31′53″E / 20.39472°S 115.53139°E / -20.39472; 115.53139
Jasmine Islands	20°23′12″S 115°32′00″E / 20.38667°S 115.53333°E / -20.38667; 115.53333
Jonquil Island	20°23′50″S 115°31′57″E / 20.39722°S 115.5325°E / -20.39722; 115.5325
Karangi Island	20°26′01″S 115°36′13″E / 20.43361°S 115.60361°E / -20.43361; 115.60361
Karara Island	20°24′02″S 115°32′00″E / 20.40056°S 115.53333°E / -20.40056; 115.53333
Karri Islands	20°22′52″S 115°30′52″E / 20.38111°S 115.51444°E / -20.38111; 115.51444
Kennedia Island	20°30′18″S 115°31′59″E / 20.505°S 115.53306°E / -20.505; 115.53306
Kingcup Island	20°23′26″S 115°31′56″E / 20.39056°S 115.53222°E / -20.39056; 115.53222
Kingia Island	20°24′04″S 115°31′56″E / 20.40111°S 115.53222°E / -20.40111; 115.53222
Kunzea Island	20°25′18″S 115°31′39″E / 20.42167°S 115.5275°E / -20.42167; 115.5275
Kurrajong Island	20°26′27″S 115°32′19″E / 20.44083°S 115.53861°E / -20.44083; 115.53861
Leschenaultia Island	20°24′48″S 115°32′33″E / 20.41333°S 115.5425°E / -20.41333; 115.5425
Lily Island	20°25′11″S 115°35′13″E / 20.41972°S 115.58694°E / -20.41972; 115.58694
Livistona Island	20°31′52″S 115°32′07″E / 20.53111°S 115.53528°E / -20.53111; 115.53528
Lobelia Island	20°25′43″S 115°34′32″E / 20.42861°S 115.57556°E / -20.42861; 115.57556
Marigold Island	20°27′29″S 115°33′20″E / 20.45806°S 115.55556°E / -20.45806; 115.55556
Marri Islands	20°23′02″S 115°31′25″E / 20.38389°S 115.52361°E / -20.38389; 115.52361
Melaleuca Island	20°24′59″S 115°31′28″E / 20.41639°S 115.52444°E / -20.41639; 115.52444
Minnieritchie Islands	20°28′04″S 115°34′31″E / 20.46778°S 115.57528°E / -20.46778; 115.57528
Mistletoe Island	20°22′57″S 115°31′15″E / 20.3825°S 115.52083°E / -20.3825; 115.52083
Mulga Islands	20°30′40″S 115°31′19″E / 20.51111°S 115.52194°E / -20.51111; 115.52194
Myoporum Island	20°27′40″S 115°34′45″E / 20.46111°S 115.57917°E / -20.46111; 115.57917
North West Island	20°21′46″S 115°31′33″E / 20.36278°S 115.52583°E / -20.36278; 115.52583
Pansy Island	20°22′26″S 115°32′41″E / 20.37389°S 115.54472°E / -20.37389; 115.54472
Patersonia Island	20°22′03″S 115°30′51″E / 20.3675°S 115.51417°E / -20.3675; 115.51417
Pimelea Island	20°25′43″S 115°34′31″E / 20.42861°S 115.57528°E / -20.42861; 115.57528
Primrose Island	20°22′15″S 115°30′58″E / 20.37083°S 115.51611°E / -20.37083; 115.51611
Ptilotus Island	20°28′02″S 115°31′06″E / 20.46722°S 115.51833°E / -20.46722; 115.51833
Quandong Islands	20°27′06″S 115°34′50″E / 20.45167°S 115.58056°E / -20.45167; 115.58056
Renewal Island	20°28′02″S 115°32′56″E / 20.46722°S 115.54889°E / -20.46722; 115.54889
Rhagodia Island	20°26′27″S 115°34′46″E / 20.44083°S 115.57944°E / -20.44083; 115.57944
Rose Island	20°25′18″S 115°33′04″E / 20.42167°S 115.55111°E / -20.42167; 115.55111
Santalum Island	20°26′20″S 115°30′33″E / 20.43889°S 115.50917°E / -20.43889; 115.50917
Senna Island	20°25′22″S 115°34′37″E / 20.42278°S 115.57694°E / -20.42278; 115.57694
Sesbania Island	20°22′05″S 115°31′12″E / 20.36806°S 115.52°E / -20.36806; 115.52
Sida Island	20°28′25″S 115°32′14″E / 20.47361°S 115.53722°E / -20.47361; 115.53722
Snakewood Island	20°30′31″S 115°31′45″E / 20.50861°S 115.52917°E / -20.50861; 115.52917
Snappy Gum Island	20°31′08″S 115°31′42″E / 20.51889°S 115.52833°E / -20.51889; 115.52833
Solanum Island	20°31′09″S 115°31′52″E / 20.51917°S 115.53111°E / -20.51917; 115.53111
South East Island	20°25′23″S 115°35′25″E / 20.42306°S 115.59028°E / -20.42306; 115.59028
Spar Island	20°29′11″S 115°33′49″E / 20.48639°S 115.56361°E / -20.48639; 115.56361
Spinifex Island	20°25′09″S 115°31′10″E / 20.41917°S 115.51944°E / -20.41917; 115.51944
Stylidium Island	20°25′47″S 115°31′03″E / 20.42972°S 115.5175°E / -20.42972; 115.5175
Swainsona Island	20°30′24″S 115°31′42″E / 20.50667°S 115.52833°E / -20.50667; 115.52833
Triodia Island	20°26′19″S 115°30′44″E / 20.43861°S 115.51222°E / -20.43861; 115.51222
Trimouille Island	20°23′41″S 115°33′50″E / 20.39472°S 115.56389°E / -20.39472; 115.56389
Verticordia Island	20°26′05″S 115°34′47″E / 20.43472°S 115.57972°E / -20.43472; 115.57972
Violet Island	20°23′20″S 115°34′45″E / 20.38889°S 115.57917°E / -20.38889; 115.57917

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