Bennison Island

Bennison Island
	Bennison Island
Geography
Location	Corner Inlet
Coordinates	38°50′33″S146°22′09″E / 38.8425°S 146.3693°E Coordinates: 38°50′33″S146°22′09″E / 38.8425°S 146.3693°E
Area	7.7 ha (19 acres) [1]
Length	300 m (1,000 ft) [1]
Width	250 m (820 ft) [1]
Highest elevation	46 m (151 ft) [1]
Administration
	Australia
State	Victoria

Last updated July 10, 2019

Bennison Island is an uninhabited granite island in Corner Inlet near the northern coast of Wilsons Promontory, in Victoria, Australia.^[1]

The Corner Inlet is a 600-square-kilometre (230 sq mi) bay, that is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Of Victoria’s large bays it is both the easternmost and the warmest. It contains intertidal mudflats, mangroves, salt marsh and seagrass meadows, sheltered from the surf of Bass Strait by a complex of 40 sandy barrier islands, the largest of which are Snake, Sunday and Saint Margaret Islands.

The Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland, located in the state of Victoria.

Access is by boat at high tide.

The island is part of Wilsons Promontory National Park ^[1] and the surrounding waters are within Corner Inlet Marine National Park and Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park.^[2]

The Wilsons Promontory National Park, commonly known as Wilsons Prom or The Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, located approximately 157 kilometres (98 mi) southeast of Melbourne.

The Corner Inlet Marine National Park is a protected marine national park located in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The 1,550-hectare (3,800-acre) marine park is situated approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) southeast of Melbourne and contains part of Corner Inlet.

External links

DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - Victorian Resources Online

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Norman, F. I. (September 1977). "Seabird Islands No 47, Benison Island, Corner Inlet, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 1 (3): 56–57.
↑ "Corner Inlet Marine National Park management plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. September 2005. ISBN 0-7311-8345-2 . Retrieved 4 February 2012.

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[Norman-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Norman, F. I. (September 1977). "Seabird Islands No 47, Benison Island, Corner Inlet, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 1 (3): 56–57.

[mgmntplan-2] "Corner Inlet Marine National Park management plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. September 2005. ISBN 0-7311-8345-2 . Retrieved 4 February 2012.