Adele Island
Adele Island may refer to: * Adele Island (New Zealand), off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand * Adele Island (Western Australia) Adele Island is an island located in the Indian Ocean approximately North of Ardyaloon off the Kimberley coast in Western Australia.

Adele Island (New Zealand)
Motuareronui / Adele Island is a small island off the coast of New Zealand. It is contained within Abel Tasman National Park. The navigator and botanist Dumont d'Urville charted the island in 1827. In the 1850s, the island and nearby Fisherman Island were purchased by a Nelson custom collectors, but were later confiscated by the government due to misuse of funds. Both islands became scenic reserves in 1895. These islands shelter the waterway known as the Astrolabe Roadstead from Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, making it popular with kayakers and boaties. Etymology Dumont d'Urville named the island after his wife Adele Pepin, and also named the adjacent Fisherman Island, along with the Astrolabe Roadstead, which he named after his ship A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distingu ...
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