Cervantes Islands

The Cervantes Islands are a small group of islands to the south-west of the locality of Cervantes, both within the Shire of Dandaragan in Western Australia. They are from Thirsty Point at the southern side of the locality, approximately north-west of Perth.

Island group

The Cervantes Islands are a group of three individual islands:

North Cervantes Island with an area of located from the mainland with a maximum elevation of
Middle Cervantes Island with an area of located from the mainland
South Cervantes Island with an area of located from the mainland

The group sits within the Jurien Bay Marine Park and the Turquoise Coast islands group, a chain of 40 islands spread over a distance of. Cervantes Islands are located in the Cervantes Islands Nature Reserve, which was declared in 1968. Australian sea lion are known to inhabit the islands.
Cervantes Islands are named for an American whaling ship that was wrecked off the North island in June 1844, which was named after the writer Miguel de Cervantes.