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The islet is part of the
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animals were represented by birds, mammals and reptiles. A survey conducted in 1996 found that the islet is used as a breeding site, possibly during milder weather, for
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Paisley Islet was formed about 7500 years ago after sea levels rose at the start of the
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approximately 104 kilometres (65 miles) west south-west of
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South
Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985),
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1681:Main article
1467:Carcase Rock
1370:Bicker Isles
1355:Spencer Gulf
1280:Gliddon Reef
1248:Ward Islands
1184:Price Island
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1739:Lipson Reef
1711:Busby Islet
1238:Topgallant
1170:Curta Rocks
1081:Sudden Jerk
1078:Black Rocks
910:Nobby Islet
895:Busby Islet
804:Vivonne Bay
724:Busby Islet
620:Vivonne Bay
585:Fides Bluff
542:Vivonne Bay
517:Brown Beach
385:13 December
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136:Description
2011:Categories
1797:Troubridge
1766:Young Rock
1747:North Rock
1698:Nepean Bay
1319:St Francis
1268:Breakwater
1181:Perforated
1135:Nuyts Reef
1086:Baird Bay
774:Nepean Bay
749:Kelly Hill
615:Stokes Bay
595:Nepean Bay
565:Cape Borda
537:Nepean Bay
265:References
210:Vertebrate
194:nitre-bush
186:sea celery
92:Population
1921:Hindmarsh
1815:The Pages
1576:Seal Rock
1470:Donington
1390:Entrance
1363:Generally
1226:Dorothee
1211:Flinders
1193:Williams
1120:Liguanea
1067:Generally
822:Encounter
482:Penneshaw
472:Kingscote
142:Kingscote
126:Kingscote
80:Australia
58:Geography
1984:136°32′E
1951:Category
1884:Mainland
1653:Haystack
1648:Althorpe
1590:Stickney
1569:Reevesby
1540:Duffield
1474:Grindall
1450:Weeroona
1407:Grantham
1341:St Peter
1334:Lilliput
1309:Masillon
1302:Freeling
1277:Franklin
1265:Blefescu
1166:Sinclair
1115:Greenly
995:Category
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779:Parndana
658:Pink Bay
477:Parndana
240:by bull
238:haul out
166:calcrete
154:Holocene
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63:Location
1981:35°54′S
1963:Commons
1926:Pomanda
1898:Delfin
1875:Penguin
1834:Granite
1792:Torrens
1611:Royston
1594:Winceby
1585:Spilsby
1565:Partney
1555:Langton
1544:English
1529:Boucaut
1509:Thistle
1479:Hopkins
1445:Wardang
1385:Curlew
1314:Smooth
1298:Fenelon
1221:Pearson
1145:Pigface
1111:Germein
1095:Unnamed
1007:Commons
799:Simpson
764:Lesueur
759:Lathami
754:Lashmar
719:Beyeria
527:Emu Bay
500:Beaches
1854:Wright
1839:Pullen
1787:Garden
1616:Middle
1580:Sibsey
1551:Kirkby
1548:Hareby
1504:Taylor
1489:Little
1430:Rabbit
1420:Lipson
1380:Boston
1331:Lounds
1187:Golden
1152:Purdie
794:Seddon
744:Dudley
709:Baudin
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1621:South
1573:Roxby
1562:Marum
1559:Lusby
1532:Dalby
1526:Blyth
1499:Smith
1484:Lewis
1440:Tumby
1425:Louth
1416:Green
1412:Goose
1400:Wedge
1271:Evans
1149:Price
1140:Olive
1090:Jones
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1849:West
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1658:Seal
1494:Owen
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1375:Bird
1328:Lacy
1323:West
1305:Hart
1283:Goat
1274:Eyre
1102:Cap
412:2014
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