 The Bountiful Islands are an important breeding site for roseate terns | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Australia |
| Coordinates | 16°39′54″S139°51′36″E / 16.665°S 139.86°E |
| Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
The Bountiful Islands are a group of small islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, belonging to the state of Queensland and within the Shire of Mornington. [1]
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The islands cover an area of 442 ha (1,090 acres). They form an Important Bird Area because they support more than 1% of the global population of two bird species, with up to 2,000 pairs of roseate terns and 26–30,000 pairs of crested terns. [2] It is around 450 hectares or 4.5 square km in size. [3]
