Seal Island | |
Etymology: | fur seal (Bass, 1798) |
Map: | Australia Victoria |
Location: | Bass Strait |
Coordinates: | -38.925°N 146.6625°W |
Area Ha: | 18 |
Length M: | 600 |
Width M: | 450 |
Elevation M: | 47 |
Country: | Australia |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
Country Admin Divisions: | Victoria |
Seal Island is a small granite island in the Seal Islands group approximately 15 km east of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[1] It is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[2]
The island was named by George Bass in January 1798,[3] after the Australian fur seals found nearby.