Dorre Island
Island in Shark Bay, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dorre Island is one of three islands that make up the Bernier and Dorre Island Nature Reserve in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia.[1][2] The island was named after Peter Dorre, the pilot of a Dutch vessel, the Eendracht, in 1616.[3]
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Location | Shark Bay |
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State | Western Australia |
Region | Gascoyne |
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It was, with Bernier Island, a lock hospital location in the early 1900s.[4][5]
Daisy Bates was given the name Kabbarli (grandmother) at Dorre Island.[6]