Shellback Island
The Shellback Island, an oceanic island, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Darby Bay, off Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. The island, to the mean low-water mark, is part of the Wilsons Promontory National Park 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. 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.
.jpg) Shellback Island | |
  Shellabear Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates | 38°58′07″S 146°13′40″E / 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 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wilsons Promontory National Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Wilsons Promontory Marine Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.
| Near East Gippsland | |
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| Near Corner Inlet | |
| Near Wilsons Promontory | |
| In Western Port | |
| In Port Phillip | |
| Near Portland Bay | |
| In rivers | |
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