Wattle Island (Victoria)

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

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

Wattle Island

Wattle Island
Geography
Location	Wilsons Promontory
Coordinates	39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E
Area	21.7 ha (54 acres)[1]
Length	1,050 m (3440 ft)[1]
Width	350 km (217 mi)[1]
Highest elevation	82 m (269 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
State	Victoria

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.