Shellback Island
Island in Victoria, Australia
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The Shellback Island, an oceanic island, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Darby Bay, off Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]
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Shellback Island | |
  Shellabear Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 38.9686°S 146.2279°E |
| Area | 37 ha (91 acres)[1] |
| Length | 1,000 m (3000 ft)[1] |
| Width | 600 km (370 mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 109 m (358 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Victoria |
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]
