Seal Island (Victoria)

Seal Island is a small granite island in the Seal Islands group approximately 15 km east of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[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]

Seal Island

Seal Island
Etymology	fur seal[1] (Bass, 1798)
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	38°55′30″S 146°39′45″E
Area	18 ha (44 acres)[2]
Length	600 m (2,000 ft)[2]
Width	450 m (1,480 ft)[2]
Highest elevation	47 m (154 ft)[2]
Administration
Australia
State	Victoria

The island was named by George Bass in January 1798,[1] after the Australian fur seals found in the vicinity.

References

1. Eccleston, Gregory C. (2012). The Early Charting of Victoria's Coastline. Australian and New Zealand Map Society. p. 18.
2. Harris, M. P.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 82, Seal Island, Seal Islands Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 69–70.
3. "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.