Shellback Island

Island in Victoria, Australia

38°58′07″S 146°13′40″E / 38.9686°S 146.2279°E / -38.9686; 146.2279Area37 ha (91 acres)[1]Length1,000 m (3000 ft)[1]Width600 km (370 mi)[1]Highest elevation109 m (358 ft)[1]Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

The Shellback Island, an oceanic island, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Darby Bay, off Wilsons Promontory in 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Harris, M. P.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 96, Shellback Island, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 98–99.
  2. ^ "Wilsons Promontory National Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. ^ Parks Victoria (2006), Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park and Wilsons Promontory Marine Park Management Plan (PDF), ISBN 0731183460, archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012
  4. ^ "Wilsons Promontory Marine Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.
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