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Island in Victoria, Australia

Granite Island
Granite Island is located in South Gippsland ShireGranite IslandGranite Island
Geography
LocationCorner Inlet
Coordinates38°48′25″S 146°23′36″E / 38.8068056°S 146.3931994°E / -38.8068056; 146.3931994
Area1.4 ha (3.5 acres)
Length150 m (490 ft)
Width90 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation30 m (100 ft)
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

Granite Island is a small, uninhabited granite island in Corner Inlet near the northern coast of Wilsons Promontory, in Victoria, Australia.

The island is part of Wilsons Promontory National Park, the Corner Inlet Important Bird Area, and the Corner Inlet Ramsar site. The surrounding waters are within Corner Inlet Marine National Park and Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park.

References

  1. ^ Norman, F. I. (September 1977). "Seabird Islands No 46, Granite Island, Corner Inlet, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 1 (3): 54–55.
  2. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.
  3. "Corner Inlet Marine National Park management plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. September 2005. ISBN 0-7311-8345-2. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
Islands and islets of Victoria, Australia
Near East Gippsland
Near Corner Inlet
Near Wilsons Promontory
In Western Port
In Port Phillip
Near Portland Bay
In rivers


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