The Houtman Abrolhos is a chain of 122 islands and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Geraldton, Western Australia. It is the southernmost true coral reef in the Indian Ocean, and one of the highest latitude reef systems in the world.
A bay in the Houtman Abrolhos
Aerial photograph of Rat Island (Easter Group)
Aerial photograph of the southern half of North Island, looking westwards and showing the seasonal fishing camp
Hessel Gerritszoon's 1627 "Caert van't Landt van d'Eendracht" contains the first use of the name Houtman's Abrolhos in print.
Geraldton is a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth.
Image: 00 1761 Geraldton, Western Australia
Image: Welcome to Geraldton
Memorial to HMAS Sydney
The Waiting Woman sculpture by Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith