Raymond Island
Island in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raymond Island (Gunai/Kurnai language: Bunjil-baul)[2] is a small island in the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria, Australia, about 300 km (190 mi) from Melbourne. The island is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) long by 2 km (1.2 mi) wide, and is just 200 m (660 ft) off the coast, across from the town of Paynesville. The island is named after William Odell Raymond,[3] originally a magistrate from New South Wales, who established himself as a squatter in Gippsland in the 1840s.[4]
Quick Facts Raymond Island Victoria, Coordinates ...
Raymond Island Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 37°55′0″S 147°44′0″E |
Population | 548 (2016 census)[1] |
Established | 1884 (Township) |
Postcode(s) | 3880 |
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LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland |
State electorate(s) | Gippsland East |
Federal division(s) | Gippsland |
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Raymond Island is well known locally for its large koala population, originally introduced to the island in 1953,[5] and for the Raymond Island Ferry, a chain ferry that links the island to Paynesville on the mainland.