Citadel Island

Citadel Island
Citadel Island, Glennies, South Victoria, off Wilsons Promotory
Citadel Island
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 39°06′53″S 146°14′17″E / 39.1148611°S 146.2379167°E / -39.1148611; 146.2379167Coordinates: 39°06′53″S 146°14′17″E / 39.1148611°S 146.2379167°E / -39.1148611; 146.2379167
Area 18 ha (44 acres)[1]
Length 675 m (2,215 ft)[1]
Width 415 m (1,362 ft)[1]
Highest elevation 110 m (360 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
State Victoria

Citadel Island is a small, rugged, granite island in the Glennie group of islands off the west coast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[1] It is the site of the first automatic acetylene powered lighthouse installed by Australia’s Commonwealth Lighthouse Service.[2] There is no public access. The island is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 92, Citadel Island, Glennie Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 89–90.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Victoria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-11-29.


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