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Island in Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seal Island is a small granite island in the Seal Islands group approximately 15 km east of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[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]
Etymology | fur seal[1] (Bass, 1798) |
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Geography | |
Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 38°55′30″S 146°39′45″E |
Area | 18 ha (44 acres)[2] |
Length | 600 m (2000 ft)[2] |
Width | 450 m (1480 ft)[2] |
Highest elevation | 47 m (154 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Victoria |
The island was named by George Bass in January 1798,[1] after the Australian fur seals found nearby.
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