Etymology | TSS Kanowna, wrecked nearby in 1929 |
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Geography | |
Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 39°09′17″S 146°18′39″E / 39.1547°S 146.3108°E |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Victoria |
Kanowna Island, an oceanic island, is located off the southern tip of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. It is home to a significant breeding colonies of Australian fur seal, with an estimated 15000 seals (13.3% of the population) in 2010.[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]