 Heirisson Island from the air with South Perth in the background | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | East Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′57″S 115°52′55″E / 31.9657807°S 115.8820498°E |
| Adjacent to | Swan River |
| Area | 285,600 m2 (3,074,000 sq ft) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Western Australia |
| City | City of Perth |
| Suburb | East Perth |
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Heirisson Island is an island in the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water, between the suburbs of East Perth and Victoria Park. It occupies an area of 285,600 square metres (70.6 acres), and is connected to the two foreshores by The Causeway and the under-construction Causeway Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridges. The next upstream island is Kuljak Island, then Ron Courtney Island, with no islands in the Swan River downstream between Heirisson Island and the Indian Ocean other than the artificial islet in Elizabeth Quay.
Before development, there were several small islands, surrounded by mudflats.[1] Over the years, dredging and reclamation has created a single island, which is now a landscaped nature reserve, with a 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) walking path.[2] The Noongar name for the area is Matagarup (meaning 'leg deep'), which has been retained for the single island after reclamation.[3]
Heirisson Island is listed on the Western Australia Department of Aboriginal Affairs' Register of Aboriginal Sites, as ID 3589.[4][5]
- ^ "HEIRISSON ISLAND DEVELOPMENT". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 18 February 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "HEIRISSON ISLAND TAKES SHAPE". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 1 March 1947. p. 6 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Living on the River: State Library of Western Australia". www.slwa.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Matagarup Heritage". Nyoongar Tent Embassy. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry Systen". Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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