Browse Island:Ajourney to Western Australia's most remote nature reserve

摘要

A trip to Browse Island highlights the challenges of travelling to, and managing, our remote nature reserves, and the importance of biosecurity vigilance on our offshore islands.Located about 450 kilometres north-northeast of Broome, and accessed by a 24-hour boat trip, Browse Island is the most remote island nature reserve in Western Australia. It lies in a vast ocean that straddles the Timor Sea and Indian Ocean. And, at 175 kilometres from the nearest Kimberley coastline, the nature reserve feels more like an Indonesian territory than an Australian one. Browse Island is a small (some 17 hectares) low-lying and densely vegetated coral cay that sits at the middle of a near-circular and spectacular white sandy beach, and is surrounded by a fringing reef exposed to strong winds and swell.