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Granite Island (Victoria)

Coordinates: 38°48′25″S 146°23′36″E / 38.8068056°S 146.3931994°E / -38.8068056; 146.3931994
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Granite Island
Granite Island is located in South Gippsland Shire
Granite Island
Granite 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)[1]
Length150 m (490 ft)[1]
Width90 m (300 ft)[1]
Highest elevation30 m (100 ft)[1]
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria

Granite Island is a small, uninhabited granite island in Corner Inlet near the northern coast of Wilsons Promontory, in Victoria, Australia.[1]

The island is part of Wilsons Promontory National Park,[1] the Corner Inlet Important Bird Area,[2] and the Corner Inlet Ramsar site. The surrounding waters are within Corner Inlet Marine National Park and Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.


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