Cervantes Islands

The Cervantes Islands are a small group of islands to the south-west of the locality of Cervantes, both within the Shire of Dandaragan in Western Australia.

They are 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Thirsty Point at the southern side of the locality, approximately 180 kilometres (110 mi) north-west of Perth.

[a] The Cervantes Islands are a group of three individual islands: The group sits within the Jurien Bay Marine Park[3] and the Turquoise Coast islands group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of 150 kilometres (93 mi).

[4] Australian sea lion are known to inhabit the islands.

[5] Cervantes Islands are named for an American whaling ship that was wrecked off the North island in June 1844,[6][1]: 55  which was named after the writer Miguel de Cervantes.