Anser Island
Island in Victoria, Australia
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Anser Island lies off the southern tip of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[2]
EtymologyAnserinae, Cape Barren goose[1]
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates39°8′26.69″S 146°19′20.25″E
Area74 ha (180 acres)[2]
  Location within South Gippsland Shire | |
| Etymology | Anserinae, Cape Barren goose[1] |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 39°8′26.69″S 146°19′20.25″E |
| Area | 74 ha (180 acres)[2] |
| Length | 1.8 km (1.12 mi)[2] |
| Width | 1.0 km (0.62 mi)[2] |
| Highest elevation | 152 m (499 ft)[2] |
| 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.[3] It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[4]
The island was named by Lieutenant H. J. Stanley, who surveyed the islands west and south of Wilsons Promontory in 1868, probably after the Cape Barren goose (subfamily Anserinae).[1]
