Etymology | fur seal (Grant, 1801)[1] |
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Geography | |
Location | Bass Strait |
Coordinates | 38°31′34″S 145°05′59″E / 38.525996°S 145.099601°E |
Area | 2.8 ha (6.9 acres)[2] |
Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft)[2] |
Administration | |
Australia | |
State | Victoria |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Seal Rocks comprises two small islets – Seal Rock and Black Rock – 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) south-west of Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia[2] at the western entrance to Western Port.
They were named Seal Islands by James Grant in HMS Lady Nelson in January 1801.[1][3]
The islands are a major Australian Fur Seal colony. Approximately 5000 pups are born on Seal Rocks each year – 25% of the Australian population.[4]