Bedout Island

Bedout Island
Bedout Island is a breeding site of world importance for the Brown booby
Location of Bedout Island in Western Australia
Bedout Island
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates19°34′40″S 119°05′40″E / 19.57778°S 119.09444°E / -19.57778; 119.09444
Administration
StateWestern Australia
LGATown of Port Hedland

Bedout Island is a small Western Australian island on the Pilbara coast. It lies 42 kilometres (26 mi) offshore from Larrey Point and the mouth of the De Grey River, and 96 kilometres (60 mi) north-east of Port Hedland.

It was named by Baudin during his exploration in the early 1800s after Jacques Bedout.: 18 

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