East Intercourse Island is an uninhabited

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

in the

Dampier Archipelago The Dampier Archipelago is a group of 42 islands near the town of Dampier, Western Australia, Dampier in Pilbara, Western Australia. The archipelago is also made up of reefs, shoals, channels and straits and is the traditional home of five Ab ...

, in the

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...

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. It is around in size. The island is a major

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the f ...

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owned and operated by

Pilbara Iron Pilbara Iron manages assets for Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (corporation), Rio Tinto, and Robe River Iron Associates, an unincorporated joint venture between Rio Tinto (53%) and Japanese steel companies Mitsui & Co, Mits ...

, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT). The lay-by berth can be considered a normal berth without a jetty structure that allows up to 50 vessels per year to berth without having to wait for a tidal vessel to sail. In 1984, loaded at East Intercourse Island with the first cargo greater than to be dispatched from any Australian port. On 4 June 2011, the port was the scene of the workplace death of Irish scaffolder Shaun McBride. He fell into the port and drowned after his work platform collapsed.

Nearby Islands

* Mistaken Island * Haycock Island (Western Australia) * East Lewis Island * Intercourse Island * East Mid Intercourse Island * West Mid Intercourse Island * West Intercourse Island

References

Dampier Archipelago Uninhabited islands of Australia Rio Tinto Iron Ore {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub