Seal Island (Victoria)

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Seal Island
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Seal Island
Etymology fur seal [1] (Bass, 1798)
Geography
Location Bass Strait
Coordinates 38°55′30″S146°39′45″E / 38.92500°S 146.66250°E / -38.92500; 146.66250
Area18 ha (44 acres) [2]
Length600 m (2000 ft) [2]
Width450 m (1480 ft) [2]
Highest elevation47 m (154 ft) [2]
Administration
Australia
State Victoria

Seal Island is a small granite island in the Seal Islands group approximately 15 km east of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. [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]

The island was named by George Bass in January 1798, [1] after the Australian fur seals found nearby.

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References

  1. 1 2 Eccleston, Gregory C. (2012). The Early Charting of Victoria's Coastline. Australian and New Zealand Map Society. p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Harris, M. P.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 82, Seal Island, Seal Islands Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 69–70.
  3. "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.