Dannevig Island Explained

Dannevig Island
Etymology:Harald Kristian Dannevig
Map:Australia Victoria South Gippsland Shire
Location:Bass Strait
Coordinates:-39.1056°N 146.2378°W
Area Ha:19.6
Length M:960
Width M:390
Country:Australia
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Victoria

Dannevig 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]

The island is named after Harald Kristian Dannevig.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Norman . F. I. . Brown . R. S. . Deerson . D. M. . Seabird islands No 93, Dannevig Island, Glennie Group, Victoria . Corella . 4 . 4 . 91–92 . November 1980 .
  2. Web site: IBA: Wilsons Promontory Islands . 2011-11-29 . Birdata . Birds Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm . 2011-07-06 .
  3. S. . Murray-Smith . Stephen Murray-Smith . Dannevig, Harald Kristian (1871–1914) . 8 . 1981 . dannevig-harald-kristian-5879.