Cleft Island (Victoria)

Cleft Island, also known as Skull Rock, is a small, rugged, granite island in the Anser group of islands to the south-west of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.

This article is about the island off Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. For other uses, see Cleft Island.

Cleft Island
Nickname: Skull Rock
Cleft Island
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°9′27″S 146°17′42″E
Length300 m (1,000 ft)
Width200 m (700 ft)
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

The island is within Wilsons Promontory National Park. The surrounding waters to the mean high-water mark are within Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park.[1] It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[2]

It is partially hollowed out by ancient waves, creating a cave 130m wide and 60m tall.[3]

References
  1. Parks Victoria (2006), Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park and Wilsons Promontory Marine Park Management Plan (PDF), p. 1, ISBN 0731183460
  2. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.
  3. "Neil Oliver shares new Coast stories and goes places few others have ever ventured". 11 January 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.


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