The group of the four Lacepede Islands (East Iceland, Iceland Middletown, Sandy Iceland and west Iceland) is located off the Australian north west coast. In 1801 the French explorer Nicolas Baudin discovered the four islands, naming it after the famous zoologist and naturalist Bernard Germain Etienne Médard de La Ville-sur-Illon, Comte de La Cepede, whose son was also present at the discovery of the islands. Today the Lacepede Islands are officially nature protected.
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Particularly well known are the four islands for their rich birdlife. On West and Middle Island is, for example, one of the largest colonies of brown gannets and Ariel frigatebird throughout the Indian Ocean. take on West Island a hike through the mudflats of Lagoon Creek Bay and watch there terns and waders. More intriguing island inhabitants are the green turtles which reside primarily in the mating season in October in the waters around West Isand.
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