Can I stay at the Abrolhos Islands?
Abrolhos Islands Accommodation You can fly over or take a local charter tour of the islands. So, the next time you visit Western Australia, pencil in these islands and book your Abrolhos Islands tour and comfortable Geraldton accommodation for stress-free travel.
Can you visit Beacon Island?
Beacon Virtua will take you on a tour of the island including its jetties, fishing shacks and several grave sites of Batavia voyagers who were buried on the island after the ship was wrecked and following the uprising. These shacks have been recreated as 3D models, which can be explored inside and out.
What happened on Beacon Island?
On 4 June 1629, Batavia struck Morning Reef near Beacon Island, part of the Houtman Abrolhos off the Western Australian coast. Of the 322 aboard, most of the passengers and crew managed to get ashore, although 40 people drowned.
Can you camp on Abrolhos island?
You are not allowed to camp on the islands, but you can visit the Abrolhos on your own private vessel and there are several locations where you can moor overnight. From the shallows around the islands all the way out to the deep blue, there is fishing action to be had at the Abrolhos.
How do I get to the Abrolhos Islands?
The Abrolhos Islands can be accessed by fast ferry, flight or charter boat. Enjoy a two hour, half day or full day flight, or if you have more time consider a 3-9 day charter to immerse yourself in its unique beauty.
Who owns Abrolhos island?
The Houtman Abrolhos is Australian territory. There is no dispute about this, although it has been suggested that Australia claims the island chain under the UNCLOS by extending their continental baseline to encompass it, a breach of Article 7 of the convention. The islands are a part of Western Australia.
Can you take your own boat to Abrolhos?
Did anyone survive the Batavia?
In the end, after it was all over and all mutineers had been executed, only approximately 116 Batavia survivors remained alive (not including desertions, deaths, births, or any unknown additional passengers).
Who found Batavia?
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Batavia, founded as the trade and administrative center of the Dutch East India Company, was never intended to be a Dutch settlement. Jan Pieterszoon Coen founded Batavia for trade, with the city’s inhabitants producing and supplying food.
How do I get to Abrolhos Island?
Who controls Abrolhos Islands?
Tenure, governance and management. The Houtman Abrolhos is Australian territory. There is no dispute about this, although it has been suggested that Australia claims the island chain under the UNCLOS by extending their continental baseline to encompass it, a breach of Article 7 of the convention.
How far off the coast is Abrolhos Islands?
approximately 60km
Located approximately 60km off the Geraldton coast, the Islands comprise three major groups, the Wallabi, Easter and Pelsaert groups stretching from north to south across 100 kilometres of ocean.
Where are the Abrolhos Islands in Western Australia?
The Abrolhos is an archipelago of 210 islands extending more than 100km from north to south and situated 60 to 80km off the mid-west coast of Western Australia. The national park covers 189 of these islands.
Where is Beacon Island in the Indian Ocean?
Beacon Island, also known as Batavia’s graveyard, is an island on the eastern side of the Wallabi Group at the northern end of the Houtman Abrolhos, in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Western Australia .
When did the Abrolhos Islands become a National Park?
The Abrolhos Islands were formally recognised as a place of exceptional historic and natural heritage value in 2019 when it became Australia’s newest National Park, simultaneously marking the 400th anniversary of the first European sighting of the islands.
Is the Abrolhos islands protected under state law?
Historic shipwrecks and associated land sites at the Abrolhos are protected under State and Commonwealth law. The Western Australian Museum is responsible for the management of all historic shipwrecks in WA under the Commonwealth’s Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018, and the State’s Maritime Archaeology Act 1973.