Buccaneer Archipelago

The Buccaneer Archipelago is a group of islands off the coast of Western Australia near the town of Derby in the Kimberley region.

The closest inhabited place is Bardi located about 54 kilometres (34 mi) from the western end of the island group.

[2] The archipelago was named after the English buccaneer and privateer William Dampier, who charted the area in 1688, by Philip Parker King in August 1821.

The islands themselves were formed more recently as a result of rising sea levels, creating a drowned coastline.

[6] In December 2020 indicative joint management plans for the creation of a new marine park, co-designed by traditional owners and the state government's Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, along with three Indigenous land use agreements (ILUAs), were published.