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Wattle Island

Wattle Island
Geography
Location	Wilsons Promontory
Coordinates	39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E / 39.1401389°S 146.36125°E / -39.1401389; 146.36125
Area	21.7 ha (54 acres)
Length	1,050 m (3440 ft)
Width	350 km (217 mi)
Highest elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Administration
Australia
State	Victoria

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

The island is within Wilsons Promontory National Park. The surrounding waters to the mean high-water mark are within Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park. It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.

References

1. ^ Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S.; Deerson, D. M.; Robetson, B. I. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 88, Wattle Island, Wilsons Promontory, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 81–82.
2. Parks Victoria (2006), Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park and Wilsons Promontory Marine Park Management Plan (PDF), p. 1, ISBN 0731183460
3. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Corner Inlet". BirdLife International. 2017.

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