Citadel Island

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]

Citadel Island
Citadel Island, Glennies, South Victoria, off Wilsons Promotory
Citadel Island
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°06′53″S 146°14′17″E
Area18 ha (44 acres)[1]
Length675 m (2,215 ft)[1]
Width415 m (1,362 ft)[1]
Highest elevation110 m (360 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

References
  1. 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 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.


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