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Bigge Island is an island off the coast of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. The island lies approximately from the mainland, from which it is separated by Scott Strait.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Bigge Island )〕 It is located between York Sound and Montague Sound and approximately north of Cape Pond.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bigge Island - Chart AUS729 )〕 Bigge Island is the second largest island of the Bonaparte Archipelago (after Augustus Island) and has a total area of . It has an irregular shape with a length of and a width of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ocean Dots - Bigge Island )〕 The island has many shallow reef-strewn bays around its heavily indented coastline on all four sides. Boomerang Bay is the largest bay and is found on the western coast of the island. Geologically, the island is composed of weathered sandstones and dolerites forming a rugged terrain. The island is criss-crossed by many deep grooves and fissures in the rock, forming valleys and fissures which support the islands vegetation. The highest point on the island is Savage Hill on the south coast opposite Scott Strait, at , the northernmost point is Cape Chateaurenaud. Islands surrounding Bigge Island include Prudhoe Island, Purrungku Island, Capstan Island and the Maret Islands. The traditional owners of the area are the Uunguu peoples of the Wunambal language group whose name for the island is ''Wuyurru''.〔 〕 Indigenous Australian rock art exists on the cliffs and cave walls around Wary Bay. The paintings include examples of first contact art and Wandjina figures. The rock art was created by the Wunambal people. The lack of feral predators makes the island an ideal habitat for vulnerable mammal species such as the Monjon, the Ilangnalya〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes )〕 and the Northern quoll〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Threatened Species - Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) )〕 == 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「Bigge Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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