| Rabbit Island | |
| Map: | Australia Victoria South Gippsland Shire |
| Location: | Bass Strait |
| Coordinates: | -38.9117°N 146.5108°W |
| Area Ha: | 30 |
| Length M: | 866 |
| Width M: | 466 |
| Elevation M: | 59 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | State |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Victoria |
Rabbit Island is a small, granite island 1.6 km off the north-eastern coast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia.[1]
The island, to the mean low-water mark, is part of the Wilsons Promontory National Park[2] and is proclaimed as a Remote and Natural Area under the National Parks Act. The surrounding waters to a distance of 300 m from the mean low-water mark are part of Wilsons Promontory Marine Park.[3] The island is part of the Wilsons Promontory Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for breeding seabirds.[4]
The island was named in 1842 by Captain John Lort Stokes[5] after the numerous rabbits, descendants of those left by sealers to provide a food supply for sailors.