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Bicker Isles
Bicker Isles is located in South AustraliaBicker IslesBicker Isles
Geography
LocationSpencer Gulf
Coordinates34°44′40″S 135°57′16″E / 34.744389°S 135.954522°E / -34.744389; 135.954522
Administration
Australia

The Bicker Isles are two small islands in Proper Bay, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. They lie between Surfleet Point on the mainland, and Hayden Point on Boston Island. They are uninhabited, and fall within the boundary of Lincoln National Park. They were named by Matthew Flinders on 25 February 1802 after Bicker, a town in Lincolnshire, England. The islands are round and somewhat featureless. The northern island is approximately 8 ha in size, and the southern island, which lies midway between the northern island and Surfleet Point is approximately 5 ha. The waters surrounding Bicker Isles are zoned for aquaculture and are known as the Bicker Island Harvesting Area. The isles are part of the Lincoln National Park.

The isles' name has appeared variously as Bickers Islands, Bicker Islands, Bickers Isles, Bicker Island, Bickers Island and Becker's Island. In 1888 at least one of the islands was overrun with rabbits.

References

  1. "Search results for 'Bicker Islands' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. Property Location Browser V2 Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Government of South Australia. Accessed 2014-01-20.
  3. Bickers Isles Wikimapia. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  4. "Bicker Island Harvesting Area" PIRSA, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  5. "Lincoln National Park Management Plan". Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 2004. p. 2. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. "CRUISE OF THE ALFREDA". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). 12 January 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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