Citadel Island

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Citadel Island
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Citadel Island, Glennies, South Victoria, off Wilsons Promontory
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Citadel Island
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 39°06′53″S146°14′17″E / 39.1148611°S 146.2379167°E / -39.1148611; 146.2379167 Coordinates: 39°06′53″S146°14′17″E / 39.1148611°S 146.2379167°E / -39.1148611; 146.2379167
Area18 ha (44 acres) [1]
Length675 m (2215 ft) [1]
Width415 m (1362 ft) [1]
Highest elevation110 m (360 ft) [1]
Administration
Australia
State Victoria

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 92, Citadel Island, Glennie Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 89–90. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  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.