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Michaelmas Island - WA

Island

Position

DEG: -35.043528 118.034822

DMS: 35º 02' 36.71" S 118º 02' 5.35" E

UTM: 50 H 6121640mN 594381mE

Altitude: 104.71m

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Michaelmas Island is an island located in King George Sound near Albany, Western Australia.The island is a nature reserve (declared in 1983) and managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife; its reserve number is 30049. The island is also registered as a national estate. The island is 91.9 hectares (227 acres) in area.Michaelmas Island has steep rocky shores with submerged reefs all along its northern southern and eastern sides in depths up to 30 metres with large granite boulders. The faces are covered in a diverse range in corals and sponges and home to a wide variety of marine life. A whale chaser “Cheynes III” that was scuttled in 1982 is located off the western side of the island and is regarded highly as a diving site. Michaelmas Island is an important habitat for both resident and migratory birds. The habitat of these species is threatened by weed invasion such as Taylorina and feral animals such as rats.

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

MundAl - Denmark to Albany

Nearby Places (46)

Michaelmas Island Nature Reserve 0.74km
Middle Channel 1.47km
North Channel 1.47km
Breaksea Island 2.42km
Herald Point 2.68km
Breaksea Island Nature Reserve 2.82km
Ledge Point 3.78km
South Channel 4.01km
Mount Taylor 4.58km
Ben Dearg Beach 4.63km
Athena 1912 - British 4.68km
Ledge Bay 4.88km
Islet Point 5.16km
Gull Rock Lake 5.26km
King George Sound 5.31km
Mount Richard 5.55km
Limestone Head 5.82km
Taylor Inlet 6.17km
Flinders Peninsula 6.4km
Cheyne Head 6.54km
Nanarup 6.72km
Nanarup Beach 6.76km
Bald Head - Flinders Peninsula 7.25km
Bald Head 7.32km
The Homestead 7.63km
Mount Martin 7.93km
Frenchman Bay 7.99km
Isthmus Hill 8.26km
Isthmus Bay 8.35km
Ada 1888 - Australian 8.36km
Misery Beach 8.42km
Misery Beach (whaling Station) 8.64km
Mount Mason South 8.66km
Whale World 8.93km
Salmon Holes Lookout 8.97km
Mount Mason North 9.14km
Lady Lyttleton - British 9.22km
Waterbay Point 9.27km
Middleton Bay 9.33km
Emu Point 9.38km
Whalers Beach 9.63km
Emu Beach Holiday Park 9.77km
Rose Garden Beachside Holiday Park 9.84km
Emu Point, Albany 9.88km
Fanny Nicholson - Australian 9.96km
Point Posession 9.98km

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Albany at 25/09:00am WST

Distance from Michaelmas Island 14.11km W

Temperature
12.1°C
Feels Like	10.9°C
Rel. Humidity	85%
Dew Point	9.7°C
Pressure	hPa
Rainfall	0.3mm
Wind Direction	N
Wind Speed	6km/hr 3knots
Gusts	km/hr knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.1°C	10.9°C	85%	9.7°C	hPa	0.3mm	N	6km/hr 3knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Albany

Distance from Michaelmas Island 14.11km W


Mean Max. °C
Jan	22.8
Feb	22.9
Mar	22.2
Apr	20.9
May	18.6
Jun	16.6
Jul	15.7
Aug	16.3
Sep	17.2
Oct	18.4
Nov	20.4
Dec	21.9
Mean Min. °C
Jan	15.2
Feb	15.5
Mar	14.7
Apr	12.7
May	10.7
Jun	9.1
Jul	8.1
Aug	8.3
Sep	9.3
Oct	10.4
Nov	12.4
Dec	14.0
Mean Rain mm
Jan	24.0
Feb	22.7
Mar	38.5
Apr	68.9
May	117.1
Jun	133.2
Jul	143.6
Aug	126.0
Sep	101.7
Oct	78.8
Nov	45.2
Dec	29.9

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.8	22.9	22.2	20.9	18.6	16.6	15.7	16.3	17.2	18.4	20.4	21.9
Mean Min. °C	15.2	15.5	14.7	12.7	10.7	9.1	8.1	8.3	9.3	10.4	12.4	14.0
Mean Rain mm	24.0	22.7	38.5	68.9	117.1	133.2	143.6	126.0	101.7	78.8	45.2	29.9