Bountiful Islands | |
Location: | Northern Australia |
Coordinates: | -16.665°N 139.86°W |
Area Km2: | 4.5 |
Country: | Australia |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
Country Admin Divisions: | Queensland |
The Bountiful Islands are a group of small islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, belonging to the state of Queensland and within the Shire of Mornington.[1]
The islands cover an area of . They form an Important Bird Area because they support more than 1% of the global population of two bird species, with up to 2,000 pairs of roseate terns and 26–30,000 pairs of crested terns.[2] It is around 450 hectares or 4.5 square km in size.[3]