Seal Island (Victoria)

Seal Island
Seal Island
Etymology fur seal[1] (Bass, 1798)
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 38°55′30″S 146°39′45″E / 38.92500°S 146.66250°E / -38.92500; 146.66250Coordinates: 38°55′30″S 146°39′45″E / 38.92500°S 146.66250°E / -38.92500; 146.66250
Area 18 ha (44 acres)[2]
Length 600 m (2,000 ft)[2]
Width 450 m (1,480 ft)[2]
Highest elevation 47 m (154 ft)[2]
Administration
Australia
State Victoria

Seal Island is a small granite island in the Seal Islands group approximately 15 km east of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[2] It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[3]

The island was named by George Bass in January 1798,[1] after the Australian fur seals found in the vicinity.

References

  1. 1 2 Eccleston, Gregory C. (2012). The Early Charting of Victoria's Coastline. Australian and New Zealand Map Society. p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Harris, M. P.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 82, Seal Island, Seal Islands Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 69–70.
  3. ↑ "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-11-29.


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