McHugh Island (Victoria)
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°6′55″S 146°14′32″E / 39.11528°S 146.24222°E |
Area | 9.2 ha (23 acres)[1] |
Length | 425 m (1394 ft)[1] |
Width | 270 m (890 ft)[1] |
Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft)[1] |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Victoria |
McHugh Island is a small, rugged, granite island in the Glennie group of islands off the west coast 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]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Harris, M. P.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird Islands No 91, McHugh Island, Glennie Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 87–88.
- ^ "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.