Lorraine Island
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Lorraine Island is an island off the coast of Western Australia
in the Great Australian Bight
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It was named after Lorraine Faulds Lane (née Edgar), Wife of Selwyn George (Bill) Lane
. Co-ordinates of the island are 33°57′0"S 122°33′46"E.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
in the Great Australian Bight
Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.-Extent:...
.
It was named after Lorraine Faulds Lane (née Edgar), Wife of Selwyn George (Bill) Lane
Selwyn George (Bill) Lane
Selwyn George Lane E.D. R.L. was an Australian amateur ornithologist who worked for the Sydney County Council for most of life until he retired in 1983. He joined the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union in 1947, was a State Representative for NSW on that body 1964-1967, and a Vice President...
. Co-ordinates of the island are 33°57′0"S 122°33′46"E.