Geography | |
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Location | Wilsons Promontory |
Coordinates | 39°08′25″S 146°21′41″E / 39.1401389°S 146.36125°E |
Area | 21.7 ha (54 acres) [1] |
Length | 1,050 m (3440 ft) [1] |
Width | 350 km (217 mi) [1] |
Highest elevation | 82 m (269 ft) [1] |
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. [1]
The island is within Wilsons Promontory National Park. The surrounding waters to the mean high-water mark are within Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park. [2] It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds. [3]