Rabbit Island (Bass Strait)
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  Rabbit Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 38°54′42″S 146°30′39″E / 38.91167°S 146.51083°E |
| Area | 30 ha (74 acres)[1] |
| Length | 866 m (2841 ft)[1] |
| Width | 466 m (1529 ft)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 59 m (194 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Victoria |
Rabbit Island is a small, granite island 1.6 km off the north-eastern coast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[1]
The island, to the mean low-water mark, is part of the Wilsons Promontory National Park[2] and is proclaimed as a Remote and Natural Area under the National Parks Act. The surrounding waters to a distance of 300 m from the mean low-water mark are part of Wilsons Promontory Marine Park.[3]: 1 [4] The island is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[5]
The island was named in 1842 by Captain John Lort Stokes[6] after the numerous rabbits, descendants of those left by sealers to provide a food supply for sailors.
