Wattle Island (Victoria)

Wattle Island
Wattle Island
Geography
Location Wilsons Promontory
Coordinates 39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E / 39.1401389°S 146.36125°E / -39.1401389; 146.36125Coordinates: 39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E / 39.1401389°S 146.36125°E / -39.1401389; 146.36125
Area 21.7 ha (54 acres)[1]
Length 1,050 m (3,440 ft)[1]
Width 350 km (217 mi)[1]
Highest elevation 82 m (269 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
State Victoria

Wattle Island, is a small, granite island located approximately 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) south of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]

The island is within Wilsons Promontory National Park. The surrounding waters to the mean high-water mark are within Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park.[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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S.; Deerson, D. M.; Robetson, B. I. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 88, Wattle Island, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 81–82.
  2. ↑ Parks Victoria (2006), Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park and Wilsons Promontory Marine Park Management Plan (PDF), p. 1, ISBN 0731183460
  3. ↑ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.


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