It is located within the Jurien Bay Marine Park and part of the Escape Island Nature Reserve.

[1][2] The island has an area of 27.33 hectares (68 acres), is located 5.0 kilometres (3 mi) from the mainland, at the southern end of Jurien Bay, and has a maximum elevation of 12 metres (39 ft).

[3] The Jurien Bay skink is found on the island, inhabiting the crevices in the limestone rocks.

The bull skink is also found but lives in shallow burrows in the sandy soil.

[4] In 1999, 40 dibblers that were bred at Perth Zoo were released on the island under the wildlife recovery program Western Shield.