Tullaberga Island

Tullaberga Island
Tullaberga Island
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 37°33′23″S 149°50′42″E / 37.5563°S 149.8450°E / -37.5563; 149.8450Coordinates: 37°33′23″S 149°50′42″E / 37.5563°S 149.8450°E / -37.5563; 149.8450
Area 2.9 ha (7.2 acres)[1]
Length 240 m (790 ft)[1]
Width 200 m (700 ft)[1]
Highest elevation 8.5 m (27.9 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
State Victoria

Tullaberga Island is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Victoria, Australia, near the town of Mallacoota.[1][2] It is about 4 hectares (or 10 acres) in size.[3] It is located west of Gabo Island and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the entrance to Mallacoota Inlet.[4]

On 15 May 1853, the SS Monumental City, on a run from Sydney to Melbourne, ran aground off Tullaberga Island and became a total wreck.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Harris, M. P.; Brown, R. S.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 80, Tullaberga Island, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 65–66.
  2. ↑ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=23936
  3. ↑ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=23936
  4. ↑ "Tullaberga Island". Victorian Resources Online. Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  5. ↑ http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/shipwrecks/heritage/473
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