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Curlew Island is a low mangrove-dominated island located near the head of Spencer Gulf, South Australia. It lies between Port Augusta and Point Lowly and is adjacent to the Playford B Power Station. Several ships ran aground in the shallow waters surrounding the island during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Several recreational boating accidents have also occurred in the vicinity (some involving fatalities). The locality is known for its fishing and for occasional whale sightings in the winter. == Wildlife == The mangroves provide habitat for cormorants. Cormorants were considered competition for fishermen in the early 1900s. They were deliberately dispersed, killed and had their nests destroyed in efforts to improve the abundance of fish in South Australian waters.〔("Correspondence - G.Marks" ) ''The Advertiser'', South Australia (1904-02-12). Retrieved 2014-01-17.〕 Humpback whales have been sighted by fishermen and coastal residents in the winter near Curlew Island. Southern right whales are also sighted, though less frequently. Whale sightings in the vicinity date back to 1894〔("Country News. Port Augusta" ) South Australian Register, South Australia (1894-11-06). Retrieved 2014-01-17.〕 with the first Humpback whale sighting reported in 1913.〔("PORT AUGUSTA" ) ''The Register'', South Australia (1913-08-11). Retrieved 2014-01-17.〕 In March 1904, fishermen reported having unusual trouble with sharks near Curlew Island.〔("Port Augusta" ) ''Chronicle'', South Australia (1904-04-02). Retrieved 2014-01-17.〕 A Bryde's whale was collected south of Curlew Island by a team from the South Australian Museum in April 1989. A baleen plate from the whale went on display at the museum in Adelaide in 2000.〔(Occurrence record- Mammalogy M15373 ) ''Atlas of Living Australia''. Accessed 2014-01-17.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Curlew Island (South Australia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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