Intercourse Island
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  Intercourse Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 20°39′12.204″S 116°38′45.96″E / 20.65339000°S 116.6461000°E |
| Archipelago | Dampier |
| Area | 25 ha (62 acres) |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Electoral Division | Division of Durack |
| State electorate | Pilbara |
| LGA | City of Karratha |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Ethnic groups | Yinidbarndi, Yaburara, Mardudhunera, Woon-goo-tt-oo[1] |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Intercourse Island is an uninhabited island in the Dampier Archipelago, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is about 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) north of the state capital Perth.
Although Intercourse Island and its surrounding area are almost uninhabited, with a density of less than two people per one square kilometre (0.39 sq mi),[2] it is located in a major minerals export area. The climate conditions in the area are arid. The average annual rainfall is 409 millimetres (16.1 in). The wettest month is January, with an average of 148 millimetres (5.8 in) of precipitation, and the driest is August, with 1 millimetre (0.039 in) of precipitation.[3]
