Burnside Island

Burnside Island lies on the eastern side of Exmouth Gulf on the coast of Western Australia.
The southern tip of Burnside Island is located due east of the northern end of Simpson Island. The low, straight, narrow island faces west-northwest into the gulf. It consists of the narrow high-tide beach backed by low scarped calcarenite bluffs, and a low grassy ridge widening to towards the northern end of the island. A mangrove-lined tidal creek backs the island. to the north is Wilderness Island which is a more irregular, low island consisting of a more exposed west-facing side.
Burnside Island is a popular bird watching and fishing location.
Burnside Island was named while the Royal Australian Navy was surveying the area in 1954.