The Shellback Island, an oceanic island, is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Darby Bay, off Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia.[1]
Shellback Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 38.9686°S 146.2279°E / -38.9686; 146.2279 |
Area | 37 ha (91 acres)[1] |
Length | 1,000 m (3000 ft)[1] |
Width | 600 km (370 mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 109 m (358 ft)[1] |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Victoria |
The island, to the mean low-water mark, is part of the Wilsons Promontory National Park[2] and is proclaimed as a Remote and Natural Area under the National Parks Act. The surrounding waters to a distance of 300 m from the mean low-water mark are part of Wilsons Promontory Marine Park.[3]: 1 [4] The island is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[5]
Islands and islets of Victoria, Australia | |
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Near East Gippsland | |
Near Corner Inlet | |
Near Wilsons Promontory | |
In Western Port |
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In Port Phillip | |
Near Portland Bay | |
In rivers | |
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