Veteran Isles
 Veteran Isles
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| Location | Great Australian Bight |
| Coordinates | 33°44′34″S 134°17′05″E / 33.742752°S 134.284829°ECoordinates: 33°44′34″S 134°17′05″E / 33.742752°S 134.284829°E |
| Area | 14 ha (35 acres) |
| Highest elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
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Veteran Isles (French: Ile du Veteran; also known as the Veteran Islands) is a pair of islands in the Australian state of South Australia which is part of the Pearson Isles which itself is part of the larger island group known as the Investigator Group. It is located about 69 kilometres (43 mi) west south-west of Cape Finniss on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. It was discovered as part of the Pearson Isles by Matthew Flinders on 13 February 1802. The island was given its name in August 1969 in order to preserve a name used within the locality by the Baudin expedition. The island has enjoyed protected area status since at least 1972 and since 2011, it been part of the Investigator Group Wilderness Protection Area.
Veteran Isles is a pair of peaks located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Pearson Island and about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) apart. The northern island rises to a height of 82 metres (269 ft) above sea level while the south island reaches a height of 25–26 metres (82–85 ft). One source reports a combined area of 14 hectares (35 acres) for both islands. The northern island “retains pockets of granitic soil’ that supports a shrubland on its upper levels while southern island is bare of soil and therefore vegetation due to wave action. As 1996, access via boat was suggested as being “hazardous” due to the combination of a steep shoreline and sea conditions that need to be calm.
The Veteran Isles were formed along with the rest of the Pearson Isles about 10,500 years ago following the rise of sea levels at the start of the Holocene. Geologically, the Veteran Isles and the other parts of the Pearson Isles are the summits of an inselberg partially concealed by sea level rise. The waters adjoining Veteran Isles are shown on Admiralty Charts as falling immediately to depths equal and greater than 50 metres (160 ft) from the Isles' shoreline.
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