Wattle Island (Victoria)

Wattle Island, is a small, granite island located approximately 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) south of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]

This article is about the island off Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia. For other uses, see Wattle Island (disambiguation).

Wattle Island
Wattle Island
Geography
LocationWilsons Promontory
Coordinates39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E
Area21.7 ha (54 acres)[1]
Length1,050 m (3440 ft)[1]
Width350 km (217 mi)[1]
Highest elevation82 m (269 ft)[1]
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.[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]

References
  1. Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S.; Deerson, D. M.; Robetson, B. I. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 88, Wattle Island, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 81–82.
  2. Parks Victoria (2006), Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park and Wilsons Promontory Marine Park Management Plan (PDF), p. 1, ISBN 0731183460
  3. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.


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