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2 unusual facts about Yampi Sound


Yampi Sound

During World War II, several raids were launched against the Japanese forces in Borneo and Java using Catalina Flying Boats by the RAAF from Cockatoo Island in Yampi Sound.

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.


Scaly-tailed possum

The possum has a limited range and is found in high rainfall coastal regions of the north Kimberley between Yampi Sound and Kalumburu, populations also inhabit Bigge Island and Boongaree Island.


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