Lachlan Island (Western Australia)

{{Short description|Island of Western Australia}}

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Lachlan Island is an island off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.

Situated at the northern end of King Sound approximately {{convert|50|km|mi|0}} east of Bardi, the island is part of the Buccaneer Archipelago.

The island occupies an area of {{convert|1180|ha|acre|0}}.{{cite web|url=http://conservation.wa.gov.au/media/8919/final%20version_14april2010.pdf|title=Status Performance Assessment: Biodiversity conservation of Western Australian Islands|date=1 April 2010|accessdate=28 August 2014|publisher=Government of Western Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314234512/https://www.conservation.wa.gov.au/media/8919/final%20version_14april2010.pdf|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=dead}}

A survey in 2009 found populations of the endangered golden bandicoots and golden-backed tree-rats were present on the island.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/06/2617844.htm?site=kimberley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904063513/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/06/2617844.htm?site=kimberley|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2014|title=Researchers excited about furry discovery|date=6 July 2009|accessdate=28 August 2014|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia}}