Wattle Island (Victoria)

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Coordinates39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E / 39.1401389°S 146.36125°E / -39.1401389; 146.36125
Area21.7 ha (54 acres)[1]
Length1,050 m (3440 ft)[1]
Wattle Island
Wattle Island is located in South Gippsland Shire
Wattle Island
Wattle Island
Geography
LocationWilsons Promontory
Coordinates39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E / 39.1401389°S 146.36125°E / -39.1401389; 146.36125
Area21.7 ha (54 acres)[1]
Length1,050 m (3440 ft)[1]
Width350 km (217 mi)[1]
Highest elevation82 m (269 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

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

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]

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