Boucaut Island is a small, uninhabited island in the
Sir Joseph Banks Group
The Sir Joseph Banks Group is an archipelago in the Australian state of South Australia located in Spencer Gulf about off the eastern coast of the Eyre Peninsula. It consists of 21 islands of which eighteen are in the Sir Joseph Banks Group Co ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
's Spencer Gulf. It lies 1.2 km northeast of
Spilsby Island. Seal Rock lies 250 metres southeast of Boucaut Island.
History
In 1902, the island was leased to Henry Mortlock Scruby and W. E. Scruby for grazing and cultivation. At that time, the Scruby family also leased the much larger Spilsby Island. In the early 20th century, fishermen caught
sweep
Sweep or swept may refer to:
Cleaning
* Sweep, the action of using a brush to clean
* Chimney sweep, a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys
* Street sweeper, a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets
* Swept quartz, a cleani ...
and
snapper in adjacent waters.
References
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Islands of South Australia