East Intercourse Island
Island in Western Australia
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East Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara, Western Australia. It is around 250 hectares (620 acres) in size.[1]
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East Intercourse Island, as seen in the background on 3 March 2014 | |
  East Intercourse Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20.65339°S 116.6844°E |
| Area | 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Western Australia |
The island is a major iron ore loading port owned and operated by Pilbara Iron, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT).[2]
The lay-by berth can be considered a normal berth without a jetty structure that allows up to 50 vessels per year to berth without having to wait for a tidal vessel to sail.[3]
In 1984, MV Shinho Maru loaded at East Intercourse Island with the first cargo greater than 200,000 tonnes (440 million pounds) to be dispatched from any Australian port.[4]
On 4 June 2011, the port was the scene of the workplace death of Irish scaffolder Shaun McBride.[5] He fell into the port and drowned after his work platform collapsed.[6]
Nearby Islands
- Mistaken Island
- Haycock Island (Western Australia)
- East Lewis Island
- Intercourse Island
- East Mid Intercourse Island
- West Mid Intercourse Island
- West Intercourse Island
