Mistaken Islet
Mistaken Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. Its area is about 10 hectares. It is connected to East Mid Intercourse Island, and thence to the mainland, by a causeway/bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island of Western Australia
- Also known as: “Mistaken Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Mid Intercourse Island and Intercourse Island.
East Mid Intercourse Island
Islet
East Mid Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It has an area about 41 hectares; it is connected by a causeway bridge to the mainland and also to Mistaken Island further out.
Intercourse Island
Islet
Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is about 1,300 kilometres north of the state capital Perth.
East Intercourse Island
Island
East Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It is around 250 hectares in size. The island is a major iron ore loading port owned and operated by Pilbara Iron, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dampier.
Dampier
Town
Dampier is a major industrial port in the Pilbara region in the northwest of Western Australia. It is located near the city of Karratha and Port Walcott. Dampier is situated 5 km east of Mistaken Islet.
Mistaken Islet
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Karratha, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-20.65536° or 20° 39′ 19″ southLongitude
116.6632° or 116° 39′ 48″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
5PFR8MV7+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 161428938OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Mistaken Islet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Mistaken Islet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mistaken Islet”
- Swedish: “Mistaken Islet”
- Turkish: “Mistaken Adacığı”
- Turkish: “Mistaken Adası (II)”
- Turkish: “Mistaken Island”
- Turkish: “Mistaken Islet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nest Head and Gap Ridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Middle Intercourse Island and Channel Reef.
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