The Bicker Isles are two small islands in

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. They lie between

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on the mainland, and Hayden Point on

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. They are uninhabited, and fall within the boundary of

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. They were named by

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on 25 February 1802 after Bicker, a town in Lincolnshire, England. The islands are round and somewhat featureless. The northern island is approximately 8 ha in size, and the southern island, which lies midway between the northern island and Surfleet Point is approximately 5 ha. The waters surrounding Bicker Isles are zoned for

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and are known as the ''Bicker Island Harvesting Area''. The isles are part of the

. The isles' name has appeared variously as Bickers Islands, Bicker Islands, Bickers Isles, Bicker Island, Bickers Island and Becker's Island. In 1888 at least one of the islands was overrun with rabbits.

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