Seal Island (Augusta, Western Australia)
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Seal Island (34°22′51″S 115°9′18″E) is located near Augusta, Western Australia in the South West region.
It is located just east of Cape Leeuwin, and lies closer to land than Saint Alouarn Island which lies further to the south.
The Point Matthew lookout is the highest point of land on the road leading to the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. It is the location of a plaque commemorating Captain Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of the continent in 1801–1803.
Seal Island is very low lying, and is small in area close to 5.5 hectares (14 acres). It can be awash in severe weather.
When viewed from beaches at sea level on adjacent coast, its height above sea level is negligible, however one map shows 9 metres maximum height of any part of the rock.
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.