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Yampi Sound is a part of the Indian Ocean off the coast of northwestern Australia, located between King Sound and Collier Bay. The islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago, located in the sound, contain rich silver and iron ore deposits. The high grade iron ore deposits has been mined in the Sound since the 1950s. A copper mine also operated at Coppermine Creek on the mainland side of the sound.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Yampi Sound - Aus Chart 40 ) 〕 Many creeks discharge directly into the sound including Coppermine Creek, Crocodile Creek, Silvergull Creek and Dogleg Creek. The traditional owners of the areas around the sound are the ''Umede'' peoples.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database )〕 The sound contains many islands of the Buccaneer Archipelago the largest being Koolan Island; others include: Cockatoo Island, Irvine Island, Bathurst Island, Finch Islands, Hidden Island, Baylis Islands and Iron Islands. The sound was named in 1838 by Commander John Lort Stokes who named ''Yampee Point'', ''Yampee'' being the local Indigenous peoples word for water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Derby - Beyond the Boabs - Buccaneer Archipelago )〕 During World War II, several raids were launched against the Japanese forces in Borneo and Java using Catalina Flying Boats by the Royal Australian Air Force from Cockatoo Island in Yampi Sound.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kimberley Society Talks 1995 ) 〕 The Australian Defence Force has maintained a training facility at Yampi Sound since the 1970s. == References == 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「Yampi Sound」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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