Dannevig Island

Dannevig Island is a small, rugged, granite island in the Glennie group of islands off the west coast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[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]

Dannevig Island

Dannevig Island
Etymology	Harald Kristian Dannevig[1]
Geography
Location	Bass Strait
Coordinates	39°6′20″S 146°14′16″E
Area	19.6 ha (48 acres)[2]
Length	960 m (3150 ft)[2]
Width	390 m (1280 ft)[2]
Administration
Australia
State	Victoria

The island is named after Harald Kristian Dannevig.[1]

External links

• Parks Victoria - Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park

References

1. Murray-Smith, S. (1981). "Dannevig, Harald Kristian (1871–1914)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 8. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. Norman, F. I.; Brown, R. S.; Deerson, D. M. (November 1980). "Seabird islands No 93, Dannevig Island, Glennie Group, Victoria" (PDF). Corella. 4 (4): 91–92.
3. "IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.